Boy
Benny
Benny is a boy's name, a solidly familiar choice, that has cooled since its 1940s peak, but is still chosen today.
EtymologyDiminutive of Benjamin
EtymologyMeaning "son of the right hand"
Births by decade
1900s
263
1910s
1,651
1920s
3,927
1930s
6,984
1940s
9,400
1950s
8,892
1960s
5,725
1970s
3,351
1980s
2,360
1990s
1,827
2000s
1,745
2010s
1,095
Peaked in the 1940s · 47,220 total U.S. births since 1900