Benny

Boy name

Benny ranks #105 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 12 places, 734 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #163 for cats.

Benny's popularity trend

Benny's share of Allegheny County's licensed dogs, year by year — the place with the fullest records for this name. Share (its per-100k slice of that year's dogs) is the only figure comparable across years, since each year's counted population differs. Peak year by share: 2025.

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Year	Share
2025	0.18%
2024	0.17%
2023	0.15%
2022	0.13%
2021	0.13%
2020	0.12%
2019	0.11%
2018	0.11%
2017	0.096%
2016	0.092%
2015	0.086%
2014	0.085%
2013	0.083%
2012	0.085%
2011	0.087%
2010	0.081%
2009	0.071%
2008	0.068%
2007	0.067%

Licensed dogs in our data

734

across 12 places

Popularity rank

#105

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

+40

2020 → 2025

Gender split

99% boys

1% girls99% boys

Where Benny shows up

Benny's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.


TorontoCanada	0.3%
BurnsideAustralia	0.2%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.2%
PlayfordAustralia	0.2%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.1%
AdelaideAustralia	0.1%
SeattleUnited States of America	0.1%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia	0.1%
CambridgeUnited States of America	0.1%
Basel-StadtSwitzerland	0.1%
WorcesterUnited States of America	0.1%
ZürichSwitzerland	0.0%

Names like Benny

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