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Bengie

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Bengie

Pronounced BEN-jee /ˈbɛndʒi/Medium

Meaning: Bengie is a friendly spelling of Benjy, the pet form of Benjamin. Benjamin comes from the Hebrew Binyamin, 'son of the right hand,' the name of Jacob's youngest son. Bengie keeps that warm, familiar sound with a soft -gie ending, and has been used as a stand-alone first name.Low

In 30 seconds: Bengie is a pet form of Benjamin, from Hebrew Binyamin, 'son of the right hand.' Warm and mid-century, it saw its quiet peak in the mid-nineteen-seventies.
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Origin MediumEnglish, Hebrew
MeaningBengie is a friendly spelling of Benjy, the pet form of Benjamin. Benjamin comes from the Hebrew Binyamin, 'son of the right hand,' the name of Jacob's youngest son. Bengie keeps that warm, familiar sound with a soft -gie ending, and has been used as a stand-alone first name.
U.S. rank (2005)#11665 ↘ Falling
2005 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1975
Total births (all-time)≈ 156
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197519562005

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Bengie is a diminutive of Benjamin, spelled with a soft -gie. Benjamin is from the Hebrew Binyamin, 'son of the right hand,' the youngest son of Jacob. The habit of registering such pet forms as legal first names was common in mid-twentieth-century America, and Bengie is one such spelling.

It was never common, given to only about twenty boys a year at its high point in the mid-nineteen-seventies. A boy named Bengie then is in his early fifties today.

Did you know? Bengie belongs to the era's friendly -ie nicknames used as full names; the baseball-playing Molina brothers later made the spelling familiar through catcher Bengie Molina.
Overall data confidence 35%
References - Bengie — Pet form of Benjamin; Hebrew Binyamin, 'son of the right hand'

Variations

BenjaminBenjiBenjyBenny

Nicknames

BenBennyBenj

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If you like Bengie…

Benji— the standard spelling of the same pet name
Benny— a like Ben- nickname
Benjamin— the full parent name
Bernie— another friendly -ie boy's name of the era

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Bengie mean?

It is a pet form of Benjamin, from the Hebrew Binyamin, 'son of the right hand.'

How do you pronounce Bengie?

It is said BEN-jee /ˈbɛndʒi/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Bengie a boy or girl name?

Bengie is used as a boy's name.

How popular is the name Bengie?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year even at its peak in the mid-nineteen-seventies.

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