Benedek
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BEH-neh-dek
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Benedek is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “blessed”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Benedek mean?
Latin: Hungarian form of Benedict
“blessed”
The Hungarian form of Benedict, from Latin benedictus 'blessed'.
Is Benedek a girl's or a boy's name?
Benedek is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Benedek in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Benedek, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Benedek in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Benedek in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
Names like Benedek
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody Cassian Cillian Finn Oscar Austin Roman Rowan Theodore Felix Lorenzo Leo
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara Anthony
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Benedek: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/benedek, updated 20 October 2026.