Benay
#17,852 most common girls' name of all time · #29,310 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1938–1971
Rank among girls
#17,852
Rank overall
#29,310 of 105,966
First appeared
1938
Years on the list
27 of 146
All-time
209
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1954 #3,118
Best rank
#2,924 1944
Girls
Boys
peak 14/yr
Benay first appears in 1938. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6 | — | 6 | #7,664 |
| 1967 | 10 | — | 10 | #4,450 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | 7 | #5,512 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | 9 | #4,642 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,226 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,201 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | 7 | #5,587 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | 9 | #4,640 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,912 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | 10 | #4,102 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | 9 | #4,410 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,460 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,584 |
| 1954 | 14 | — | 14 | #3,118 |
| 1953 | 12 | — | 12 | #3,438 |
| 1951 | 11 | — | 11 | #3,433 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,822 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,077 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,829 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,620 |
| 1945 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,349 |
| 1944 | 11 | — | 11 | #2,924 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,140 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,084 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,978 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,308 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,313 |