Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Benny

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Benny
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1948

Peak rank proxy

1,065

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1882Peak 19482024

Peak year

1948

Decline from peak

75.1%

2024

265

All-time

48,202

Benny is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1948, when 1,065 boys were named Benny.

In 2024, only 265 boys were given the name.

All told, about 48,202 Americans have been named Benny and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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