How Many People Are Named Benno?
An estimated 143 people in the United States have the first name Benno. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Benno peaked in popularity in 1916 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benno 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 Benno paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
143
About 1 in 2,396,883 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1916
12 births
Total Registered
297
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benno
Benno is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 297 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Benno as a male name
Ranked #11,081 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (12 births)
Benno: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benno span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 65 babies were registered. While Benno is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Benno by Decade
How has Benno 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.
Benno by State
Benno + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benno as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Benno
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Benno: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benno?
We estimate approximately 143 people named Benno 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 2,396,883 Americans share this first name.
Is Benno a common name?
Benno is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 297 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benno most popular?
Benno reached peak popularity in 1916, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benno is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benno a male name?
Benno is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benno Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benno Smith, Benno Johnson, Benno 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me