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Bennie

Bennie means “son of the right hand” (Hebrew origin). 30,749 US babies since 1940, peak 1942.

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What it means

“son of the right hand”

HebrewPet form of Benjamin

In US birth records

Peak year: 1942

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30,749 US babies were named Bennie between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Bennie (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 2 Bennys spell it Bennie

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1942)