Given name
Beniah
“God has established”
Beniah is a variant of Benaiah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has established.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Beniah is a variant of Benaiah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has established.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Beniah is a variant of Benaiah. An origin associated with Benaiah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Beniah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 161
- 161 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,350 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,350 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2015.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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