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Binnie

BIN-ee /ˈbɪni/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1955 (#5,828)
Babies in 1955
5 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#1,559 in 1942
First recorded
1915

Meaning of Binnie

Binnie (BIN-ee) arrives like a mischievous spring breeze, a petite spark of heritage that traces back to jaunty Scottish diminutives and the stately Beatrice (“bringer of joy”) or Wilhelmina (“willful protector”). In Binnie’s story, you can almost hear nursery rhymes echoing through mid-century American homes—she bobbed along the Social Security charts in the 500s and 600s from the 1910s through the 1950s before slipping into charming obscurity. Picture her as a little girl skipping past front porches in pigtails, solar-powered grin in full swing, carrying both a wink of vintage flair and a promise of fresh adventures. With every syllable bursting like confetti, Binnie brings a playful nod to bygone eras while striding confidently into tomorrow, a name that dances between warm nostalgia and bright new beginnings.

How to pronounce Binnie

English

Popularity of Binnie in the U.S.

Binnie was last recorded in the U.S. in 1955, ranked #5,828 with 5 babies. It peaked at #1,559 in 1942. It first appears in the records in 1915.

Bar and line chart: Binnie in the U.S., 1915–1955. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 28 in 1942 and 5 in 1955. Line: rank among girl names, peak #1,559 in 1942, #5,828 in 1955.
  • Girls named Binnie (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1915–1955. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1915⁠–⁠1955 36 rows
Binnie: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
195555,828▼ 1,173
195474,655▼ 429
195384,226▼ 430
195293,796▼ 314
1951103,482▲ 180
195093,662▼ 1,042
1949152,620▲ 973
194893,593▼ 695
1947132,898▲ 136
1946113,034▼ 292
1945112,742▼ 231
1944132,511▲ 529
1943103,040▼ 1,481
1942281,559▲ 459
1941172,018▼ 118
1940181,900▲ 47
1939171,947▲ 993
193892,940▼ 1,205
1937201,735▲ 786
1936112,521▼ 604
1935171,917▲ 1,885
193463,802▲ 416
193354,218▼ 650
193273,568▼ 342
193183,226▲ 821
193064,047▼ 365
192973,682back (not recorded in 1928)
192783,561▲ 312
192673,873back (not recorded in 1925)
192493,393▲ 983
192364,376▲ 69
192264,445▲ 654
192155,099▼ 1,501
192083,598back (not recorded in 1918–1919)
191793,092back (not recorded in 1916)
191554,274new

Notable people named Binnie

  • Binnie Hale was an English actress, singer and dancer celebrated for her leading roles in London musicals during the 1920s and 1930s.
  • Binnie Barnes was an English actress known for leading roles in The Private Life of Henry VIII, The Last of the Mohicans, and In Old California.