Is Benuel a boy or girl name?

Benuel is a boy’s name. Of the 949 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Benuel

Recorded 1945–2025 · United States

Benuel was most popular in 2021, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,329 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,878, with 30 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 949 people named Benuel.

Benuel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Benuel’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Benuel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Benuel is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 949 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Benuel

Where Benuel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Pennsylvania 18.5×

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