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Benny

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Benny: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Benny: Recorded since 1950, with a gap of 13 years, it reached #221 in 1974, and it stood at #329 in 2025.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #563 to #3208.1996199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#563#3208
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2357
1999#2097
2000#1889
2001#1595
2002#2636
2003#2470
2004#2578
2005#3208
2006#1280
2007#2023
2008#1596
2009#1265
2010#1407
2011#1600
2012#2117
2013#1183
2014#959
2015#996
2016#946
2017#861
2018#932
2019#894
2020#821
2021#815
2022#810
2023#651
2024#773
2025#563

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 20 of the 33 years from 1950 to 1982.

In 2025: #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #563 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1950–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1950

    First recorded at #346 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1950–1982

    Highest recorded position: #221 among boys in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1950–1982).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #563 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1950 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #221 in Norway in 1974.

Benny's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#56369HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#77344HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#65154HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#81039HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#81539HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#82137HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#89433HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#93231HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#86136HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#94631HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#99629HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#95930HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#118321HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#211710HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#160014HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#140717HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#126519HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#159613HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#20239HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#128016HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#32084HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#25785HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#24705HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#15958HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#18896HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#20975HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#23574HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3125HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#4163HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#5595HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#4598HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#4548HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5186HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#31014HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#28016HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#28016HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#26018HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#22126HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#36411HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#26718HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#4368HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#5215HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#5055HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#4257HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4905HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#4675HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#3486HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#3844HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#3465HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#32912HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#3949HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#31913HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#4079HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#6314HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#6374HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#5645HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#6354HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#7133HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#5183HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#33011HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Benny is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Benny, between 1950 and 2025, in 48 of those 76 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1950–198220#221 in 1974
England and Wales1996–202528#563 in 2025
Republic of Ireland2005–202511#319 in 2023
Northern Ireland2018–20232#312 in 2023
Scotland20241#330 in 2024

Its high point came 51 years earlier in Norway (1974) than in England and Wales (2025).

No registrar recorded it for 13 years after 1982; it appears again in 1996.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1950 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #221 in Norway in 1974. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.