Benny
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name borrowed from English.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Benny (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Benny has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39 | 6,587 |
| 2000 | 37 | 6,641 |
| 2001 | 36 | 6,646 |
| 2002 | 34 | 6,661 |
| 2003 | 33 | 6,732 |
| 2004 | 30 | 6,748 |
| 2005 | 29 | 6,679 |
| 2006 | 26 | 6,694 |
| 2007 | 24 | 6,677 |
| 2008 | 22 | 6,714 |
| 2009 | 22 | 6,690 |
| 2010 | 19 | 6,664 |
| 2011 | 17 | 6,630 |
| 2012 | 17 | 6,596 |
| 2013 | 15 | 6,548 |
| 2014 | 15 | 6,518 |
| 2015 | 14 | 6,480 |
| 2016 | 14 | 6,433 |
| 2017 | 13 | 6,402 |
| 2018 | 12 | 6,355 |
| 2019 | 13 | 6,300 |
| 2020 | 12 | 6,235 |
Benny in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Benny.Hi! My name is Benny.
- Benny ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Benny called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Benny har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Benny has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Bennys mamma är lärare.Benny's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Bennys mamma is Benny's mum.
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Questions about Benny
How do you pronounce Benny in Swedish?
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What does the name Benny mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name borrowed from English.
How popular is Benny in Sweden?
8 babies were named Benny in 2022. In 2020, 6,247 people in Sweden had Benny as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2021 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.