unisex name
Benni
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 172
Ireland
#937
2025 births
Benni is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 67% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 28 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 118,413 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2013.
Benni over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 34 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 106 |
How popular is Benni?
In 2025, Benni was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Benni is used
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 Benni
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Benni also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Benni over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Benni
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Benni — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Benni
How popular is the name Benni?
In 2025, Benni was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Benni a girl's or a boy's name?
Benni is used for both girls and boys. About 67% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Benni most popular?
Benni peaked in 2025, when 28 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Benni a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Benni currently ranks #937 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.