Benaiah
Benaiah was the 1170th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 176 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 246 places. More babies were named Benaiah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,170 boys, up 245 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 176boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025176 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,421babies recorded
Benaiah popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2025, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,170 | 176 |
| 2020 | #1,415 | 122 |
| 2010 | #2,175 | 61 |
| 2000 | #5,318 | 13 |
| 1990 | #6,473 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Benaiah, counting every spelling?
Benaiah has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,111 for boys in 2025, against #1,170 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Benaiah?
176 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Benaiah (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Benaiah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 48 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Benaiah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Benaiah?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Benaiah are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Benaiah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Benaiah by state
How common Benaiah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (2.0×). In 28 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Benaiah
How popular is the name Benaiah?
Benaiah was the 1170th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 176 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 246 places. More babies were named Benaiah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Benaiah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Benaiah in the US.
Where is Benaiah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Benaiah was most common in Tennessee (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Iowa and Colorado.