Benny
Benny is a male given name: 98% of people named Benny are men, and it is recorded as male in 8 of the 9 countries covered.
Benny · Benný
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 98% male / 2% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Denmark, Sweden
- Also spelled
- Benný
- US births since 1880
- 46,813 male / 569 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Benny
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Benny," in English, "Guten Tag Benny," in German. Benny is a male given name: about 98% of people named Benny are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Benny,
German
Guten Tag Benny,
French
Bonjour Benny,
Spanish
Estimado/a Benny:
Chinese
Benny您好：
Japanese
Benny様
English
Hi Benny,
German
Hi Benny,
French
Salut Benny,
Spanish
Hola Benny,
Chinese
Benny你好：
Japanese
Bennyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 99% |
| Denmark | common | man's name | 98% |
| Sweden | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
46,813 male · 569 female · 47,382 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Benny a male or female name?
Benny is a male given name: 98% of people named Benny are men, and it is recorded as male in 8 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Benny in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Benny," in English, "Guten Tag Benny," in German. Benny is a male given name: about 98% of people named Benny are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Benny a unisex name?
Benny is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Benny are men. Benny leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Benny a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/benny (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_benny,
title = {Is Benny a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/benny},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}