girls:
63 births since 1956
#5653 (1st percentile)
boys:
137 births since 1963
#4449 (3rd percentile)
overall:
200 births since 1956
#7539 (3rd percentile)
The name Beni is the #7,539 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 200 recorded births since 1956. This represents the 2.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 2.6% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,449 (2.9% percentile) for all time with 137 births since 1963. For girls, it ranks #5,653 (1.1% percentile) for all time with 63 births since 1956.
Beni first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1956 (1956 for girls and 1963 for boys). Birth data for Beni is available in 21 out of the 68 years between 1956 and 2023 (19 years for boys and 10 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Beni has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (68.5% of all recorded births). In 2023, 58.8% of babies named Beni were boys. Interestingly, until around 1963, the name was more popular for girls (100.0% girls from 1956 to 1962), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (72.1% boys from 1963 to 2023).
For boys, Beni reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 1.0% percentile (ranked #892) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 8 births per million (ranked 1.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2012, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Beni ranks #906 for boys (0.5% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 72.1% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Beni reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 0.5% percentile (ranked #953) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.5% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Beni ranks #945 for girls (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 71.8% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Beni".
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