The first name Bennie

In 2025, 13 boys were named Bennie, making it the 1,897th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 15 births (#1,610).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bennie with other names.

In 2025, 61 girls born in the United States were named Bennie, the 2,782nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1929, when 959 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Bennie Thompson
  American politician (born 1948)
• Bennie Muller
  Dutch footballer (1938–2024)
• Bennie Green
  American jazz trombonist (1923–1977)
• Bennie Moten
  American musician (1894–1935)
• Bennie Maupin
  American musician, born 1940
• Bennie Wallace
  American saxophonist, born 1946
• Bennie Swain
  American basketball player and trainer (1933–2008)
• Hank Crawford
  American saxophonist (1934-2009)
• Blanco Brown
  American rapper and singer, born 1985

What does the name Bennie mean?

Diminutives + -ie.

How popular is the name Bennie?

In 2025, 13 boys born in England and Wales were named Bennie, ranking 1,897th. Its peak was 2023, with 15 births.

Is Bennie a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 62,689 US babies named Bennie since 1880, 16% were girls and 84% boys.

When was Bennie most popular?

1929 in the United States, when 959 babies were named Bennie, its highest rank at 158th.