How Many People Are Named Beniah?
An estimated 151 people in the United States have the first name Beniah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Beniah peaked in popularity in 2015 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Beniah 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 Beniah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
151
About 1 in 2,269,896 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2015
14 births
Total Registered
152
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Beniah
Beniah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 152 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Beniah as a male name
Ranked #7,801 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (14 births)
Beniah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Beniah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 85 babies were registered. While Beniah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Beniah by Decade
How has Beniah 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.
Beniah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Beniah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Beniah
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Beniah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Beniah?
We estimate approximately 151 people named Beniah 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 2,269,896 Americans share this first name.
Is Beniah a common name?
Beniah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 152 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Beniah most popular?
Beniah reached peak popularity in 2015, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Beniah is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Beniah a male name?
Beniah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Beniah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Beniah Smith, Beniah Johnson, Beniah 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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