Bennett
Boy · BEN-it · Latin
Bennett is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “blessed”. In 2025 it ranked 1,337th for boys in the UK (22 babies) and 40th for boys in the US (6,268 babies).
What does Bennett mean?
Latin: medieval English form of Benedict, later a surname
“blessed”
The surname spelled Bennet is that of the five sisters in Pride and Prejudice.
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- BEN-it
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Is Bennett a girl's or a boy's name?
Bennett is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the UK and 290 girls and 6,268 boys in the US.
How popular is Bennett in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,337among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were named Bennett, making it the 1,337th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th.
2025 had the most boys named Bennett of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Bennett in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 28 boys in the UK were given Bennett or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #997, up from #1,337 for this spelling alone.
- Bennett 22
- Benett 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Bennett in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #1,337 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,470 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 21 | #1,327 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
How popular is Bennett in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #40among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6,268about 1 in 270 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 5%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6,268 boys in the US were named Bennett, making it the 40th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 101st. 290 girls were also named Bennett in 2025 (912th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 24 years. 2025 had the most boys named Bennett of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the boys named Bennett in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bennett in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,268 | #40 |
| 2024 | 5,109 | #60 |
| 2023 | 4,422 | #74 |
| 2022 | 4,105 | #83 |
| 2021 | 3,939 | #90 |
| 2020 | 3,601 | #101 |
| 2019 | 3,531 | #108 |
| 2018 | 3,301 | #120 |
| 2017 | 3,180 | #123 |
| 2016 | 2,942 | #140 |
| 2015 | 2,714 | #154 |
| 2014 | 2,550 | #166 |
| 2013 | 2,075 | #194 |
| 2012 | 1,911 | #201 |
| 2011 | 1,492 | #241 |
| 2010 | 1,212 | #279 |
| 2009 | 1,048 | #308 |
| 2008 | 863 | #362 |
| 2007 | 826 | #371 |
| 2006 | 817 | #366 |
| 2005 | 734 | #391 |
| 2004 | 646 | #404 |
| 2003 | 594 | #429 |
| 2002 | 555 | #445 |
| 2001 | 503 | #470 |
| 2000 | 542 | #441 |
| 1999 | 436 | #498 |
| 1998 | 449 | #487 |
| 1997 | 392 | #514 |
| 1996 | 322 | #568 |
| 1995 | 263 | #640 |
| 1994 | 245 | #661 |
| 1993 | 218 | #701 |
| 1992 | 239 | #668 |
| 1991 | 231 | #662 |
| 1990 | 225 | #673 |
| 1989 | 249 | #629 |
| 1988 | 203 | #662 |
| 1987 | 161 | #720 |
| 1986 | 165 | #702 |
| 1985 | 162 | #691 |
| 1984 | 140 | #735 |
| 1983 | 132 | #752 |
| 1982 | 124 | #794 |
| 1981 | 117 | #810 |
| 1980 | 120 | #800 |
| 1979 | 110 | #831 |
| 1978 | 75 | #996 |
| 1977 | 70 | #1,027 |
| 1976 | 67 | #1,010 |
| 1975 | 75 | #945 |
| 1974 | 63 | #1,035 |
| 1973 | 53 | #1,123 |
| 1972 | 89 | #851 |
| 1971 | 85 | #884 |
| 1970 | 110 | #782 |
| 1969 | 112 | #740 |
| 1968 | 109 | #720 |
| 1967 | 115 | #692 |
| 1966 | 137 | #631 |
| 1965 | 127 | #658 |
| 1964 | 189 | #575 |
| 1963 | 225 | #529 |
| 1962 | 214 | #540 |
| 1961 | 194 | #562 |
| 1960 | 204 | #551 |
| 1959 | 235 | #510 |
| 1958 | 198 | #546 |
| 1957 | 231 | #508 |
| 1956 | 221 | #508 |
| 1955 | 207 | #509 |
| 1954 | 184 | #533 |
| 1953 | 144 | #604 |
| 1952 | 144 | #579 |
| 1951 | 144 | #576 |
| 1950 | 133 | #587 |
| 1949 | 140 | #566 |
| 1948 | 136 | #571 |
| 1947 | 126 | #604 |
| 1946 | 131 | #556 |
| 1945 | 105 | #592 |
| 1944 | 99 | #618 |
| 1943 | 101 | #633 |
| 1942 | 101 | #629 |
| 1941 | 99 | #597 |
| 1940 | 99 | #597 |
| 1939 | 105 | #558 |
| 1938 | 94 | #613 |
| 1937 | 85 | #637 |
| 1936 | 106 | #556 |
| 1935 | 66 | #757 |
| 1934 | 109 | #566 |
| 1933 | 110 | #543 |
| 1932 | 95 | #607 |
| 1931 | 94 | #611 |
| 1930 | 84 | #681 |
| 1929 | 105 | #587 |
| 1928 | 96 | #629 |
| 1927 | 107 | #601 |
| 1926 | 118 | #567 |
| 1925 | 118 | #573 |
| 1924 | 96 | #657 |
| 1923 | 90 | #674 |
| 1922 | 99 | #646 |
| 1921 | 85 | #707 |
| 1920 | 95 | #649 |
| 1919 | 108 | #576 |
| 1918 | 103 | #604 |
| 1917 | 90 | #623 |
| 1916 | 79 | #662 |
| 1915 | 93 | #589 |
| 1914 | 60 | #653 |
| 1913 | 59 | #564 |
| 1912 | 44 | #622 |
| 1911 | 25 | #605 |
| 1910 | 22 | #621 |
| 1909 | 15 | #714 |
| 1908 | 19 | #585 |
| 1907 | 23 | #486 |
| 1906 | 20 | #503 |
| 1905 | 14 | #636 |
| 1904 | 8 | #874 |
| 1903 | 15 | #576 |
| 1902 | 11 | #686 |
| 1901 | 12 | #596 |
| 1900 | 16 | #623 |
| 1899 | 10 | #661 |
| 1898 | 17 | #505 |
| 1897 | 9 | #725 |
| 1896 | 18 | #481 |
| 1895 | 9 | #738 |
| 1894 | 14 | #543 |
| 1893 | 7 | #836 |
| 1892 | 8 | #791 |
| 1891 | 9 | #635 |
| 1890 | 17 | #434 |
| 1889 | 12 | #549 |
| 1888 | 15 | #505 |
| 1887 | 17 | #409 |
| 1886 | 6 | #845 |
| 1885 | 14 | #498 |
| 1884 | 13 | #520 |
| 1883 | 9 | #644 |
| 1882 | 14 | #489 |
| 1881 | 14 | #460 |
| 1880 | 15 | #465 |
Nicknames for Bennett
- Ben 122 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Bennett
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Bennett
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