Benny

Meaning: Son of the right hand, or son of days
Origin: Hebrew — Short form of Benjamin

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) · #329 in Ireland (2025) · #559 in Sweden (2025) · #563 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,083 in Canada (2025) · #1,345 in Austria (2025) · #1,415 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,138 in Italy (2024) · #3,719 in France (2024) · #312 in N. Ireland (2023) · #1,057 in Netherlands (2023) · #1,395 in Belgium (2011) and 2 more.

Famous Bennys

Benny Goodman — American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909–1986)
Benny Andersson — Swedish musician and composer (born 1946)
Benny Hill — English comedy actor (1924–1992)
Benny Gantz — Israeli general and politician (born 1959)
Benny Benassi — Italian DJ and producer (born 1967)
Benny Blanco — American record producer (born 1988)
Benny Golson — American jazz saxophonist and composer (1929–2024)
Benny Carter — American jazz musician, composer, and bandleader (1907–2003)
Benny Feilhaber — Soccer coach and former professional player (born 1985)

In stories & tradition

Benny the Bull — Mascot of the Chicago Bulls of the NBA
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 · Benito · Kenny · Sammy · Johnny

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