How Many People Are Named Bennie?
An estimated 24,973 people in the United States have the first name Bennie. It is used for both genders, with 84.2% male. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Bennie peaked in popularity in 1929 with 1,215 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bennie 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 Bennie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bennie has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
24,973
About 1 in 13,725 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
84.2% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1929
1,215 births
Total Registered
62,567
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bennie
Bennie is predominantly male (84.2%), though 9,875 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Bennie as a male name
Ranked #2,522 in 2024
53 male births in 2024
Peak: 1929 (959 births)
Bennie as a female name
Ranked #4,896 in 2024
27 female births in 2024
Peak: 1929 (256 births)
Bennie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bennie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 10,881 babies were registered. Bennie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bennie by Decade
How has Bennie 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 593 | 448 | 145 | |
| 1890s | 1,132 | 902 | 230 | |
| 1900s | 1,828 | 1,438 | 390 | |
| 1910s | 6,814 | 5,647 | 1,167 | |
| 1920s | 10,692 | 8,595 | 2,097 | |
| 1930s | 10,881 | 8,705 | 2,176 | |
| 1940s | 10,353 | 8,480 | 1,873 | |
| 1950s | 8,200 | 7,182 | 1,018 | |
| 1960s | 4,936 | 4,582 | 354 | |
| 1970s | 2,780 | 2,634 | 146 | |
| 1980s | 1,756 | 1,689 | 67 | |
| 1990s | 1,028 | 1,022 | 6 | |
| 2000s | 626 | 621 | 5 | |
| 2010s | 551 | 479 | 72 | |
| 2020s | 397 | 268 | 129 | |
Bennie by State
Birth registrations for Bennie span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Mississippi. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Montana, Oregon. On average, about 1,302 Bennies were registered per state.
Bennie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bennie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Bennie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bennie?
We estimate approximately 24,973 people named Bennie 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 13,725 Americans share this first name.
Is Bennie a common name?
Bennie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 62,567 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bennie most popular?
Bennie reached peak popularity in 1929, when 1,215 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bennie is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bennie a male name?
Bennie is predominantly male. 84.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bennie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bennie Smith, Bennie Johnson, Bennie 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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