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Its wave through time Fading since the 1950s
In the United States 0 5 10 15 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1958 per 100,000 babies of that sex 6,447 babies given this name since 1913 At its height in 1958, about 1 in 7,500 girls 7 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Benjamin Boy Hebrew Binyamin, 'son of the right hand', which can also mean 'son of the south'. Biblical · peak 1981 Bonnie Girl From Scots bonnie 'pretty, fine', probably from French bon 'good'. Victorian · peak 1942 Ben Boy A short form of Benjamin, from Hebrew Binyamin 'son of the right hand' or 'son of the south'; also of Benedict. Victorian · peak 1889 Bianca Girl From Italian bianco 'white', a word of Germanic origin (blank 'bright, white'). Middle Ages · peak 1991 Bennie Boy A pet form of Benjamin, from Hebrew Binyamin 'son of the right hand' or 'son of the south'. Victorian · peak 1935 · forgotten Bentley Boy From an English surname taken from place names, from Old English beonet 'bent grass' and leah 'clearing'. Modern · peak 2012 Bennett Boy From a medieval English form of Benedict, from Latin benedictus 'blessed'. Middle Ages · peak 2020 Benny Boy A pet form of Benjamin, from Hebrew Binyamin 'son of the right hand' (or 'son of the south'). Modern · peak 1939 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.