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Benen

BEN-en

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 91

Benen is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2020 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 2005, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2001.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Benen Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Benen by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 49
2010s 28
2020s (to 2025) 8

How Popular Is Benen?

In 2020, Benen was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Benen Is Used

Canada #2,183 6 in 2005
United States #9,152 8 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Benen

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How to Say Benen

  • Pronunciation BEN-en

Sibling Names for Benen

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Benen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Benen

How popular is the name Benen?

In 2020, Benen was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Benen a girl's or a boy's name?

Benen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Benen?

Benen has 2 syllables.

When was Benen most popular?

Benen peaked in 2005, when 11 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.