—2024 rank
1929peak year
51,159babies named Bennie since 1880
▲ +20%5-year trend
Bennie popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Bennie mean?
Diminutive of Benjamin, from Hebrew Binyamin, 'son of the right hand'. Often used as an independent given name.
OriginHebrew
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylevintage, classic
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