Fun Facts About the Name Bennett
- Gaining ground: Bennett remained in the U.S. top 100 for 5 consecutive years, from 2021 through 2025. In 2025, it gained 20 ranking positions compared with the previous year.
- More than 74 thousand babies named Bennett: U.S. records list 74,833 babies given the name Bennett from 1880 through 2025. Even 2,340 girls received the name Bennett - about 1 girl for every 31 boys.
What Does the Name Bennett Mean?
Bennett is an English given name and surname meaning 'blessed.' It comes from the Latin name Benedictus, by way of Middle English Benet and Old French forms of the same name. Benedictus is the past participle of benedicere, 'to speak well of' or 'to bless,' formed from bene 'well' and dicere 'to speak.' Bennett is a variant of Benedict, not a name related to Benjamin despite the similar opening sound. The ending -ett is sometimes explained as a diminutive, which would give the sense 'little blessed one,' but it may simply reflect the medieval English or Old French form of Benedict. The core meaning remains 'blessed.'
Bennett Name History & Origins
The Latin name Benedictus was widely used in medieval Europe because of St. Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 - c. 547), whose monastic rule shaped Western Christian monastic life. In England, the name was adopted in vernacular forms such as Benet. After the Norman Conquest, Old French forms such as Beneit and Benoit contributed to the name's development in England. During the Middle Ages, Benet and related spellings served as personal names, and from them hereditary English surnames developed, including Bennett. A surname like Bennett could indicate 'son of Benet,' or it could simply preserve an ancestor's personal name without a patronymic suffix. As a modern first name, Bennett is chiefly a transferred use of the surname, while it also continues the older Benedict tradition. The spelling Bennet is also found as an established variant.
How Popular is the Name Bennett?
Bennett recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Bennett entered the top 100 U.S. boy names in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #912 | 290 | 0.0180% |
| 2024 | #1,060 | 234 | 0.0145% |
| 2023 | #1,487 | 146 | 0.0091% |
| 2022 | #1,819 | 112 | 0.0068% |
| 2021 | #1,564 | 134 | 0.0082% |
| 2020 | #1,872 | 103 | 0.0064% |
| 2019 | #1,747 | 118 | 0.0070% |
| 2018 | #1,729 | 119 | 0.0070% |
| 2017 | #1,904 | 106 | 0.0061% |
| 2016 | #2,192 | 88 | 0.0050% |
| 2015 | #1,940 | 104 | 0.0058% |
| 2014 | #1,804 | 113 | 0.0063% |
| 2013 | #2,707 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 2012 | #2,870 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 2011 | #2,643 | 67 | 0.0038% |
| 2010 | #2,982 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 2009 | #3,571 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2008 | #3,534 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2007 | #3,929 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2006 | #3,805 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2005 | #4,597 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #5,399 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #7,260 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #6,741 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #5,213 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #8,098 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #6,230 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #9,364 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #9,921 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #6,765 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #9,674 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #6,657 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #7,575 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #10,391 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #9,339 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #8,842 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #8,238 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #10,548 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #5,426 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1941 | #3,997 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #3,911 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1917 | #4,669 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #40 | 6,268 | 0.3670% |
| 2024 | #60 | 5,095 | 0.2970% |
| 2023 | #74 | 4,420 | 0.2587% |
| 2022 | #83 | 4,103 | 0.2352% |
| 2021 | #90 | 3,938 | 0.2253% |
| 2020 | #101 | 3,601 | 0.2087% |
| 2019 | #108 | 3,530 | 0.1968% |
| 2018 | #120 | 3,301 | 0.1818% |
| 2017 | #123 | 3,180 | 0.1719% |
| 2016 | #140 | 2,942 | 0.1551% |
| 2015 | #154 | 2,714 | 0.1416% |
| 2014 | #166 | 2,550 | 0.1328% |
| 2013 | #194 | 2,075 | 0.1097% |
| 2012 | #201 | 1,911 | 0.1008% |
| 2011 | #241 | 1,492 | 0.0786% |
| 2010 | #279 | 1,212 | 0.0632% |
| 2009 | #308 | 1,048 | 0.0528% |
| 2008 | #362 | 863 | 0.0423% |
| 2007 | #371 | 826 | 0.0398% |
| 2006 | #366 | 817 | 0.0398% |
| 2005 | #391 | 734 | 0.0368% |
| 2004 | #404 | 646 | 0.0325% |
| 2003 | #429 | 594 | 0.0301% |
| 2002 | #445 | 555 | 0.0286% |
| 2001 | #470 | 503 | 0.0259% |
| 2000 | #441 | 542 | 0.0276% |
| 1999 | #498 | 436 | 0.0227% |
| 1998 | #487 | 449 | 0.0235% |
| 1997 | #514 | 392 | 0.0208% |
| 1996 | #568 | 322 | 0.0170% |
| 1995 | #641 | 263 | 0.0138% |
| 1994 | #662 | 245 | 0.0127% |
| 1993 | #702 | 218 | 0.0111% |
| 1992 | #670 | 239 | 0.0120% |
| 1991 | #664 | 231 | 0.0114% |
| 1990 | #675 | 225 | 0.0110% |
| 1989 | #632 | 249 | 0.0124% |
| 1988 | #663 | 203 | 0.0106% |
| 1987 | #720 | 161 | 0.0086% |
| 1986 | #702 | 165 | 0.0090% |
| 1985 | #691 | 162 | 0.0088% |
| 1984 | #736 | 140 | 0.0078% |
| 1983 | #752 | 132 | 0.0074% |
| 1982 | #795 | 124 | 0.0068% |
| 1981 | #810 | 117 | 0.0065% |
| 1980 | #800 | 120 | 0.0067% |
| 1979 | #831 | 110 | 0.0064% |
| 1978 | #998 | 75 | 0.0046% |
| 1977 | #1,028 | 70 | 0.0043% |
| 1976 | #1,013 | 67 | 0.0043% |
| 1975 | #945 | 75 | 0.0048% |
| 1974 | #1,037 | 63 | 0.0040% |
| 1973 | #1,124 | 53 | 0.0034% |
| 1972 | #851 | 89 | 0.0055% |
| 1971 | #884 | 85 | 0.0048% |
| 1970 | #784 | 110 | 0.0059% |
| 1969 | #740 | 112 | 0.0063% |
| 1968 | #720 | 109 | 0.0063% |
| 1967 | #692 | 115 | 0.0066% |
| 1966 | #631 | 137 | 0.0077% |
| 1965 | #658 | 127 | 0.0068% |
| 1964 | #576 | 189 | 0.0095% |
| 1963 | #530 | 225 | 0.0111% |
| 1962 | #541 | 214 | 0.0103% |
| 1961 | #562 | 194 | 0.0091% |
| 1960 | #552 | 204 | 0.0096% |
| 1959 | #511 | 235 | 0.0110% |
| 1958 | #550 | 197 | 0.0093% |
| 1957 | #509 | 231 | 0.0107% |
| 1956 | #509 | 221 | 0.0104% |
| 1955 | #510 | 207 | 0.0100% |
| 1954 | #534 | 184 | 0.0090% |
| 1953 | #605 | 144 | 0.0073% |
| 1952 | #580 | 144 | 0.0074% |
| 1951 | #577 | 144 | 0.0076% |
| 1950 | #588 | 133 | 0.0074% |
| 1949 | #567 | 140 | 0.0079% |
| 1948 | #572 | 136 | 0.0078% |
| 1947 | #606 | 126 | 0.0069% |
| 1946 | #556 | 131 | 0.0081% |
| 1945 | #594 | 105 | 0.0078% |
| 1944 | #618 | 99 | 0.0073% |
| 1943 | #634 | 101 | 0.0071% |
| 1942 | #629 | 101 | 0.0073% |
| 1941 | #597 | 99 | 0.0081% |
| 1940 | #597 | 99 | 0.0085% |
| 1939 | #558 | 105 | 0.0095% |
| 1938 | #613 | 94 | 0.0085% |
| 1937 | #638 | 85 | 0.0080% |
| 1936 | #557 | 106 | 0.0102% |
| 1935 | #757 | 66 | 0.0063% |
| 1934 | #566 | 109 | 0.0106% |
| 1933 | #545 | 110 | 0.0111% |
| 1932 | #608 | 95 | 0.0091% |
| 1931 | #611 | 94 | 0.0090% |
| 1930 | #681 | 84 | 0.0077% |
| 1929 | #589 | 105 | 0.0098% |
| 1928 | #629 | 96 | 0.0087% |
| 1927 | #603 | 107 | 0.0095% |
| 1926 | #567 | 118 | 0.0106% |
| 1925 | #573 | 118 | 0.0106% |
| 1924 | #658 | 96 | 0.0085% |
| 1923 | #674 | 90 | 0.0082% |
| 1922 | #646 | 99 | 0.0091% |
| 1921 | #707 | 85 | 0.0077% |
| 1920 | #649 | 95 | 0.0089% |
| 1919 | #576 | 108 | 0.0110% |
| 1918 | #604 | 103 | 0.0102% |
| 1917 | #623 | 90 | 0.0097% |
| 1916 | #662 | 79 | 0.0089% |
| 1915 | #590 | 93 | 0.0110% |
| 1914 | #653 | 60 | 0.0092% |
| 1913 | #564 | 59 | 0.0115% |
| 1912 | #623 | 44 | 0.0102% |
| 1911 | #608 | 25 | 0.0111% |
| 1910 | #624 | 22 | 0.0113% |
| 1909 | #719 | 15 | 0.0091% |
| 1908 | #589 | 19 | 0.0123% |
| 1907 | #486 | 23 | 0.0157% |
| 1906 | #505 | 20 | 0.0150% |
| 1905 | #637 | 14 | 0.0106% |
| 1904 | #887 | 8 | 0.0062% |
| 1903 | #579 | 15 | 0.0126% |
| 1902 | #690 | 11 | 0.0090% |
| 1901 | #602 | 12 | 0.0113% |
| 1900 | #627 | 16 | 0.0106% |
| 1899 | #664 | 10 | 0.0094% |
| 1898 | #508 | 17 | 0.0139% |
| 1897 | #729 | 9 | 0.0080% |
| 1896 | #484 | 18 | 0.0151% |
| 1895 | #742 | 9 | 0.0077% |
| 1894 | #543 | 14 | 0.0121% |
| 1893 | #844 | 7 | 0.0062% |
| 1892 | #803 | 8 | 0.0066% |
| 1891 | #646 | 9 | 0.0089% |
| 1890 | #437 | 17 | 0.0153% |
| 1889 | #554 | 12 | 0.0109% |
| 1888 | #506 | 15 | 0.0124% |
| 1887 | #409 | 17 | 0.0168% |
| 1886 | #853 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1885 | #501 | 14 | 0.0130% |
| 1884 | #521 | 13 | 0.0114% |
| 1883 | #651 | 9 | 0.0086% |
| 1882 | #494 | 14 | 0.0123% |
| 1881 | #464 | 14 | 0.0139% |
| 1880 | #465 | 15 | 0.0136% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Bennett Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You can go to great heights and equally great depths. You are emotional and fixed in your opinions. You are hospitable, sentimental, often psychic, sometimes moody. You are ruled by love and the lack of it and feel a need to be encouraged and appreciated. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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