The baby name Bena is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbiːnə/ (BEE-nuh),/ˈbɛnə/ (BEH-nuh).
The baby name Bena is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbiːnə/ (BEE-nuh),/ˈbɛnə/ (BEH-nuh).
Bena is Arabic, Hebrew, Latin in Origin.
Bena is a cross-cultural given name used chiefly for girls, though it can be unisex. It gathers several etymologies: in Hebrew it aligns with Bina, “understanding” or “insight”; in South Asian usage it overlaps with Beena/Bina, linked to the Sanskrit vīṇā, the classical lute; and in European languages it works as a clipped form of Benita or Benedicta, ultimately from Latin benedictus, “blessed.” In English-language records it appears from the late 19th to early 20th century as both an independent choice and a family nickname, and today remains uncommon but familiar-sounding.
Variants and related forms include Bina, Beena, Veena, Benita, Benedicta, Benedetta, and Benjamina, with occasional spellings like Benna. Short forms may be Bea or Beni. Depending on origin, the name carries meanings such as “understanding/wisdom,” “veena; music,” or “blessed/favored,” offering flexible symbolism across traditions.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| AL | 0 | #74 | 3 | 2,372 | |
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #127 | 22 | 4,216 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #175 | 3 | 2,769 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #194 | 7 | 1,904 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #211 | 12 | 4,141 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #213 | 5 | 4,575 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #251 | 3 | 6,830 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #334 | 4 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #336 | 4 | 7,570 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #336 | 16 | 8,539 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #355 | 4 | 7,678 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #360 | 5 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #387 | 10 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #483 | 22 | 11,303 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #499 | 17 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| LY | 0 | #514 | 22 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #553 | 8 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #573 | 14 | 18,916 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #589 | 9 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #622 | 4 | 10,983 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #622 | 10 | 13,121 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #645 | 7 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #645 | 6 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #691 | 7 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #737 | 15 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #757 | 30 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #762 | 6 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #874 | 86 | 14,742 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #891 | 51 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #898 | 38 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #905 | 10 | 8,600 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #918 | 8 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #919 | 8 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #921 | 10 | 5,610 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #982 | 13 | 24,821 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #989 | 13 | 16,750 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 6 | 14,861 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,029 | 148 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,095 | 34 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,124 | 18 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,166 | 13 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,195 | 17 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,260 | 8 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,414 | 33 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,460 | 12 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,603 | 12 | 28,008 |
Bena is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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