girl's name
Benna
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 186
Benna is a girl's name. In 2013 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 US data.
- Peaked in 1947, when 11 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1920.
Benna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2013, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 30 |
| 1930s | 16 |
| 1940s | 37 |
| 1950s | 77 |
| 1960s | 6 |
| 2000s | 12 |
| 2010s (to 2013) | 8 |
How popular is Benna?
In 2013, Benna was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Benna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Benna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Benna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Benna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Benna
How popular is the name Benna?
In 2013, Benna was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Benna a girl's or a boy's name?
Benna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Benna most popular?
Benna peaked in 1947, when 11 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.