Is Bena a boy or girl name?

Bena is a girl’s name. Of the 642 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Bena

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Bena was most popular in 1918, when 16 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,936 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 642 people named Bena.

Bena over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bena’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bena a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bena is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 642 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org