Benny: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “son of the right hand”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- BEN-ee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Diminutive of Benjamin, from Hebrew Binyamin. Benny is also sometimes used for Benedict-derived names, but Benjamin is the usual source.
How popular is Benny?
Babies named Benny in 2024276
2024 rank#890 boys
Peak year1939
Total US babies since 188048,814
Benny is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Benny
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Benny questions
What does the name Benny mean?
Benny means "son of the right hand". It comes from English. Diminutive of Benjamin, from Hebrew Binyamin. Benny is also sometimes used for Benedict-derived names, but Benjamin is the usual source.
Is Benny a boy or girl name?
Benny is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Benny?
276 US babies were named Benny in 2024. Its peak year was 1939.
How do you pronounce Benny?
Benny is usually pronounced BEN-ee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.