Bennet
Bennet was the 1654th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 101 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 1611th; the most babies were born in 2025 (101). Over the last ten years it has moved up 732 places. More babies were named Bennet in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Bennett) blessed (via Benedict) · Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #1,654 boys, up 817 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 101boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025101 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,176babies recorded
What does the name Bennet mean?
Bennet is a spelling of Bennett, pronounced the same way, so it shares Bennett's meaning and origin.
Bennett is an English surname from Bennet, the usual medieval English form of Benedict. Benedict comes from Latin benedictus, 'blessed'. Saint Benedict, founder of the Benedictine order, made the name common. Wikipedia dates the surname in public records to 1208 in County Durham.
benedictus (Latin, “blessed”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: Latin names, names that mean joy.
Sources for this meaning
Bennet popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,100 | #1,654 | 8 | 101 |
| 2020 | — | #2,471 | — | 52 |
| 2010 | #13,685 | #2,794 | 7 | 43 |
| 2000 | — | #3,083 | — | 28 |
| 1990 | — | #3,993 | — | 14 |
| 1980 | — | #6,347 | — | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | #1,977 | — | 17 |
| 1950 | — | #2,219 | — | 12 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | #2,456 | — | 11 |
| 1920 | — | #3,517 | — | 7 |
| 1910 | — | #1,611 | — | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Bennet, counting every spelling?
Bennet is a spelling of Bennett, a name family that ranked #46 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,654 for Bennet on its own. Together these spellings went to 6,381 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett | 6,268 | #40 | 23,843 |
| Bennet | 101 | #1,654 | 404 |
| Benett | 12 | #6,859 | 71 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bennet?
101 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bennet (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bennet born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 83 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bennet.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bennet?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Bennet are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 29. That makes Bennet mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bennet by state
How common Bennet was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bennet: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bennet, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Bennet
What does Bennet mean?
Bennet is a spelling of Bennett, which means “blessed (via Benedict)” (Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Bennet?
Bennet was the 1654th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 101 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 1611th; the most babies were born in 2025 (101). Over the last ten years it has moved up 732 places. More babies were named Bennet in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Bennet a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Bennet in the US.
Where is Bennet most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bennet was most common in Minnesota (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Iowa and Missouri.