How Many People Are Named Bennie Thompson?

There are approximately 53 people named Bennie Thompson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,467,063 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Bennie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Thompson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 6,467,063 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Bennie

Last Name

Thompson

Bennie: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Bennie. The peak year was 1929 with 1,215 births. The average person named Bennie today is 65 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Bennie

In the 2020 Census, the first name Bennie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (45.47%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (44.84%) and Hispanic (4.78%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Bennie in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Bennie rose or fell over time.

White

45.47%

Black

44.84%

Hispanic

4.78%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.68%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.27%

Two or More Races

2.96%

Ancestry of the Thompson Surname

The surname Thompson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Thompson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

67.14%

Black

22.95%

Hispanic

3.47%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.71%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.13%

Two or More Races

4.60%

How we calculated this

The first name "Bennie" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Thompson" appears at a rate of 214.15 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Bennie are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 53 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Bennie

Bennie Smith Bennie Johnson Bennie Williams Bennie Jones Bennie Brown Bennie Garcia Bennie Elrod

Other people with the surname Thompson

Michael Thompson James Thompson John Thompson David Thompson Robert Thompson William Thompson Christopher Thompson Joseph Thompson

Bennie Thompson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Bennie Thompson?

We estimate approximately 53 people named Bennie Thompson are alive in the United States today. The first name Bennie is shared by 24,973 Americans, and the surname Thompson is shared by 734,018.

How rare is the name Bennie Thompson?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,467,063 Americans. The first name Bennie is uncommon and the surname Thompson is very common.

Is Bennie a male or female name?

Bennie is predominantly male, with 84.2% of bearers being male and 15.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 1929 and the average bearer today is 65 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Bennie?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Bennie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (45.47%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (44.84%) and Hispanic (4.78%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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