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Bennie

/ˈbɛni/ · 16% girls, 84% boys · 114 born in 2025

Bennie has been given to about 62,689 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1929, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈbɛni/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 30,219
Median age today73 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Bennie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1929 · 1,215
  • Born in 2025114
  • All time62,689
  • England & Wales, 202513

How popular is Bennie?

Its best year was 1929, when 1,215 babies were given the name, ranking 415th. The typical living American called Bennie is about 73 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Bennie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jennie0.86
  2. Bernie0.88
  3. Lennie0.86
  4. Pennie0.86
  5. Dennie0.86
  6. Bessie0.82
  7. Bonnie0.81
  8. Bettie0.82

Middle names for Bennie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Bennie Noelle0.83
  2. Bennie Catherine0.80
  3. Bennie Frances0.80
  4. Bennie Josephine0.80
  5. Bennie Hazel0.80
  6. Bennie Violet0.79

Sibling names for Bennie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Otisbrother · 0.98
  2. Fayesister · 0.98
  3. Hughbrother · 0.97
  4. Rolandbrother · 0.96
  5. Lenorasister · 0.94
  6. Ceceliasister · 0.93

Where Bennie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.01%
  2. Missouri0.01%
  3. California0.00%
  4. Florida0.00%
  5. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Bennie Wilson0.75
  2. Bennie Williams0.75
  3. Bennie Walker0.75
  4. Bennie Turner0.75
  5. Bennie Torres0.75
  6. Bennie Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Bennie

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Bennie across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.