Masculine dossier · first seen 1945
Benuel
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2021
Peak births
33
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Benuel
How many people are named Benuel?
An estimated 906 living Americans are named Benuel.
How rare is Benuel?
Benuel is very rare among babies today, with 30 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 9.1% from its 2021 peak.
How old is the typical Benuel?
The median age of a living American named Benuel is approximately 21 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 35 years old.
Is Benuel still popular?
Yes — Benuel is currently rising in popularity, with 30 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.3× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Benuel most common?
Benuel has its strongest geographic signal in Pennsylvania, where it appears 27.0× more often than the national baseline.
1945Peak 20212025
Peak year
2021
Decline from peak
9.1%
2025
30
All-time
949
Where it lives now
Benuel is most concentrated in Pennsylvania — about 23.5× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Benuel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.