Benny

Meaning: Son of the right hand; or son of days
Origin: Variant of Benjamin (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #841 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Benny holds its lane: charted since 1882 and rarely far from where it stands today (#841 in 2025). About 49,000 boys have carried it along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#316 in Scotland (2025) · #334 in Ireland (2025) · #559 in Sweden (2025) · #566 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,345 in Austria (2025) · #1,415 in Ecuador (2025) · #865 in Canada (2024).

Famous Bennys

Benny Goodman — American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909–1986)
Benny Andersson — Swedish musician and composer
Benny Hill — British comedian and actor (1924–1992)
Benny Gantz — Israeli military officer and politician (born 1959)
Benny Benassi — Italian DJ, record producer and remixer

In stories & tradition

Benny the Bull — Mascot of National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls
Benny Fazio^it — The Sopranos (TV series)
Benny Skacke^sv — Martin Beck (book series)

What Bennys become

Among 624 notable people named Benny:

Entertainers appear 1.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Benny Goodman, American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909–1986).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Bennie (#2519), Benny would rank around #749 with about 350 births last year — the newborns split about 85/15 between Benny and Bennie.

Similar names: Bennie · Teddy · Bennet · Kenny · Sammy · Johnny

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