Benny dog name
We found 1,140 dogs named Benny in the public pet registers of 25 places. Combining all places, Benny is the #118 dog name. Almost all dogs named Benny are male.
🐱 Benny is also a cat name (#196 for cats, 38 cats).
Benny as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #137 of 51,228 | 472 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #106 of 34,500 | 433 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #143 of 10,500 | 52 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #113 of 8,191 | 31 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #88 of 4,586 | 29 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #122 of 4,375 | 14 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #269 of 4,602 | 7 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #309 of 5,788 | 4 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #144 of 3,045 | 11 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #569 of 2,965 | 2 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #110 of 2,906 | 10 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #78 of 2,440 | 11 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #134 of 3,446 | 6 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #65 of 2,588 | 12 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #160 of 1,974 | 6 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #126 of 2,062 | 7 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #75 of 1,888 | 10 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #237 of 1,965 | 3 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #107 of 2,347 | 5 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #264 of 1,917 | 2 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #115 of 1,161 | 4 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #63 of 1,280 | 5 | 2019 |
| Adelaide Australia | #228 of 958 | 1 | 2014 |
| Prospect Australia | #88 of 518 | 2 | 2016 |
| Burlington United States | #122 of 641 | 1 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Benny. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
20 female and 1,002 male dogs named Benny, in the places that record sex.
Benny over the years
Dogs named Benny per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Benny
Compared to all dogs, Benny is especially common among Maltipoos (2.5×), Havaneses (2.1×), Bichon Frises (2.1×) and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (1.9×).
Based on 937 dogs named Benny with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Benny as a baby name
Benny was the #840 boys' name in the US in 2025 (293 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #316 for boys in Scotland, #329 for boys in Ireland, #559 for boys in Sweden and #563 for boys in England and Wales. See Benny as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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