The first name Benny
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 69 boys were named Benny, making it the 563rd most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Benny with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Benny at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 293 boys born in the United States were named Benny, the 841st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1948, when 1,065 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.
Famous people named Benny
25 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Benny GolsonAmerican bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1929–2024)
- Benny FeilhaberAmerican soccer player, born 1985
- Benny HinnAmerican-Canadian evangelist, born 1952
- Benny UrquidezAmerican kickboxer, martial artist, martial arts choreographer, and actor, born 1952
- Benny ParetCuban boxer (1937–1962)
- Benny AndersenDanish songwriter, poet (1929-2018)
- Benny LeonardAmerican boxer (1896-1947)
- Benny KohlbergCross-country skier, born 1954
- Benny BaileyAmerican jazz trumpeter (1925–2005)
- Benny ParsonsAmerican racecar driver and journalist (1941–2007)
- Benny LévyFrench philosopher (1945–2003)
- Benny RubinActor and comedian (1899-1986)
Questions
- How popular is the name Benny?
- In 2025, 69 boys born in England and Wales were named Benny, ranking 563rd.
- Is Benny a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 49,144 US babies named Benny since 1880 were boys.
- When was Benny most popular?
- 1948 in the United States, when 1,065 babies were named Benny, its highest rank at 189th.
- Is Benny also a surname?
- Yes. Benny is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.