How Many People Are Named Benina?
An estimated 12 people in the United States have the first name Benina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Benina peaked in popularity in 1921 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benina 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 Benina paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Benina is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
12
About 1 in 28,562,862 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1921
6 births
Total Registered
39
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benina
Benina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 39 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Benina as a female name
Ranked #9,251 in 1984
6 female births in 1984
Peak: 1921 (6 births)
Benina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benina span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 12 babies were registered. While Benina is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Benina by Decade
How has Benina 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.
Benina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Benina
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Benina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benina?
We estimate approximately 12 people named Benina 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 28,562,862 Americans share this first name.
Is Benina a common name?
Benina is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 32.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 39 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benina most popular?
Benina reached peak popularity in 1921, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benina is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benina a female name?
Benina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benina Smith, Benina Johnson, Benina 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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