Given name & surname
Beni
Beni is a masculine given name. It is used in Hungarian and Atayal.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Hungarian usage, Beni is a diminutive of Benedek. In Hungarian usage, Beni is a diminutive of Benjámin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Beni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 250
- 167 boys · 83 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #4,877 for boys · #7,957 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +96%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,877 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 58.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 13 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 589 as a first name in 2020; 305 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Beni’s family of names
In German usage, Beni is a diminutive of Benedikt. In Greek usage, Beni as a surname is a transliteration of Μπένη. In Hungarian usage, Beni is a diminutive of Bendegúz.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Beni has relatives in 4 languages.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Beni
- BeniAmerican and Japanese R&B artistborn 1986
- Beni LarNigerian politicianborn 1967
- Béni BadibangaBelgian association football playerborn 1996
- Beni MontresorItalian illustrator, costume and set designer, director (1926–2001)
- Beni ObermüllerGerman alpine skier (1930–2005)
- Beni Prasad VermaIndian politician1941–2020
- Benimadhab BaruaBengali Writer, Indologist, and pundit of Pali and Buddhism (1888-1948)
- Beni Kiendéfootballerborn 1986
- Beni Madhab DasBengali scholar and teacher (1866-1952)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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