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Benno

/ˈbɛnoʊ/ · 100% boys · 7 born in 2025

Benno has been given to about 306 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈbɛnoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 167
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Benno per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1916 · 12
  • Born in 20257
  • All time306

How popular is Benno?

Its best year was 1916, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 2276th. The typical living American called Benno is about 16 years old today.

Names that sound like Benno

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Reno0.78
  2. Benny0.65
  3. Brennon0.66
  4. Benson0.65
  5. Benton0.65
  6. Benito0.64
  7. Bruno0.62
  8. Ben0.61

Middle names for Benno

Ranked by flow score
  1. Benno Paul0.83
  2. Benno Lee0.83
  3. Benno Dean0.82
  4. Benno Wade0.82
  5. Benno Quinn0.82
  6. Benno Neal0.82

Sibling names for Benno

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Vedasister · 0.72
  2. Ambrosebrother · 0.71
  3. Soleither · 0.71
  4. Merritteither · 0.71
  5. Winonasister · 0.70
  6. Elouisesister · 0.70

Where Benno is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Benno White0.78
    2. Benno Reyes0.78
    3. Benno Nguyen0.78
    4. Benno Lee0.78
    5. Benno Hill0.78
    6. Benno Hall0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Benno

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.