Boy name Hebrew origin Christian;Jewish tradition

Benny

BEN-ee · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Son of the right hand
Language
Hebrew
Culture
English
Religion
Christian;Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
friendly · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#890
2024 births265
Peak year1948
First appeared1882
Total US births48,202
1948 peak18821918195319892024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ben
Alternate spellings
BennieBeni
In other languages
Benjamin

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