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Bennie

Pronounced B EH1 N IY0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1929
  • 145 years in use
  • 3 spellings
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How popular is Bennie?

Bennie is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 111,753 children — the 309th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1929, when 1,442 children were given it.

Three other spellings are counted in that total — Benny, Beni and Benney — because they are pronounced identically.

05001,0001,5002,00018901920195019802010
1929Boys: 1,442Girls: 271

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Bennie and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Benny
  • Beni
  • Benney

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
B EH1 N IY0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Bennie

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Bennie

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Bennie?
Bennie ranks 309th among boys' names in US records, with 111,753 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,341.
Is Bennie a unisex name?
No. Bennie is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Bennie most popular?
1929, when 1,442 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Bennie spelled?
Benny, Beni, Benney. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.