Benni
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BEN-ee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #5,721 for girls
Benni is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,721st for girls in the US (21 babies).
Where does Benni come from?
Hebrew: pet form of Benjamin; also of Benedict and Bernadette
Is Benni a girl's or a boy's name?
Benni is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 girls and 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Benni in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 5 boys.
Benni in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 2 | #6,181 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
How popular is Benni in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,721among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 77,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 77% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 21 girls in the US were named Benni, making it the 5,721st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,245th. It first appears in the records in 2013. 7 boys were also named Benni in 2025 (9,710th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Benni of any year since it first appeared, in 2013.
Half of all the girls named Benni in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 127 girls in the US were given Benni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,428, up from #5,721 for this spelling alone.
Benni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #5,721 |
| 2024 | 16 | #6,928 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,245 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
Names like Benni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Levi Eli Jesse Ezra Asher Noah Reuben Axel Bodhi Arthur Elijah Caleb
Other spellings of Benni
Names related to Benni
More Hebrew names
Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Eliana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Benni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/benni, updated 20 October 2026.