How Many People Are Named Benuel?
An estimated 881 people in the United States have the first name Benuel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Benuel peaked in popularity in 2021 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benuel 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 Benuel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
881
About 1 in 389,051 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2021
33 births
Total Registered
915
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benuel
Benuel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 915 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Benuel as a male name
Ranked #3,890 in 2024
28 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (33 births)
Benuel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benuel span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 204 babies were registered. While Benuel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Benuel by Decade
How has Benuel 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.
Benuel by State
Benuel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benuel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Benuel
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Benuel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benuel?
We estimate approximately 881 people named Benuel 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 389,051 Americans share this first name.
Is Benuel a common name?
Benuel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 915 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benuel most popular?
Benuel reached peak popularity in 2021, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benuel is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benuel a male name?
Benuel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benuel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benuel Smith, Benuel Johnson, Benuel 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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