How Many People Are Named Benn?
An estimated 305 people in the United States have the first name Benn. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Benn peaked in popularity in 1980 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benn 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 Benn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
305
About 1 in 1,123,785 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1980
11 births
Total Registered
382
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benn
Benn is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 382 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Benn as a male name
Ranked #10,945 in 2018
6 male births in 2018
Peak: 1980 (11 births)
Benn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benn span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 77 babies were registered. While Benn is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Benn by Decade
How has Benn 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.
Benn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Benn
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Benn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benn?
We estimate approximately 305 people named Benn 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 1,123,785 Americans share this first name.
Is Benn a common name?
Benn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 382 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benn most popular?
Benn reached peak popularity in 1980, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benn is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benn a male name?
Benn is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benn Smith, Benn Johnson, Benn 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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