How Many People Are Named Benay?
An estimated 134 people in the United States have the first name Benay. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Benay peaked in popularity in 1954 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benay as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Benay paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Benay is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
134
About 1 in 2,557,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1954
14 births
Total Registered
209
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benay
Benay is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 209 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Benay as a female name
Ranked #7,459 in 1971
6 female births in 1971
Peak: 1954 (14 births)
Benay: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benay span from the 1930s to the 1970s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 78 babies were registered. Benay has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Benay by Decade
How has Benay tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Benay by State
Benay + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benay as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Benay
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Benay: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benay?
We estimate approximately 134 people named Benay are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,557,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Benay a common name?
Benay is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 209 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benay most popular?
Benay reached peak popularity in 1954, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benay is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benay a female name?
Benay is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benay Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benay Smith, Benay Johnson, Benay Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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