Benuel
Boy · BEN-yoo-el · Hebrew
Benuel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Benuel mean?
Hebrew: Amish name, probably a form of Penuel
Used mainly in Amish communities; Penuel is where Jacob wrestled with God in Genesis.
- Say it
- BEN-yoo-el
Is Benuel a girl's or a boy's name?
Benuel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Benuel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Benuel, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1945.
Half of all the boys named Benuel in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Benuel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3,603 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,372 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,326 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,689 |
| 1945 | 6 | #2,995 |
Nicknames for Benuel
- Ben 122 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Benuel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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