Rank 2025
#814
among boys · ↑100 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
305
named Benedict · +19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,600
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
305 babies
All-time total
10,475
#1,176 all-time among boys
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records
By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal
footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.
Where Benedict is most popular
Boys named Benedict per 1,000 boys born in
each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.146 per 1,000.
Strongest in Kansas, Minnesota, and Iowa.
Vs national average well below below near national above well above no data
All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Benedict born
2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes
comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.
State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any
state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.
The story of Benedict
Benedict is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #814 in 2025 with 305 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.
Since 1882, 10,475 American babies have been named Benedict. Its peak came in 2025, when 305 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.
The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Benedict stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.
