boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Bennett

Gender Boy · 3% girls Rank 2025 #40 Trend ↑ Rising 57%

A male given name from Latin transferred back from the surname.

Rank 2025
#40
among boys · ↑20 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
6,558
named Bennett · +23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 273
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
6,558 babies
All-time total
74,854
#391 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Bennett popularity over time

74,854 babies have been named Bennett since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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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.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 129 129 13 – #409
1890s – 118 118 12 -9% #437
1900s – 153 153 15 +30% #486
1910s 5 683 688 69 +350% #564
1920s 7 1,009 1,016 102 +48% #567
1930s – 948 948 95 -7% #545
1940s 6 1,137 1,143 114 +21% #556
1950s 6 1,841 1,847 185 +62% #509
1960s – 1,626 1,626 163 -12% #530
1970s – 797 797 80 -51% #784
1980s 20 1,573 1,593 159 +100% #632
1990s 93 3,020 3,113 311 +95% #487
2000s 288 7,128 7,416 742 +138% #308
2010s 896 24,908 25,804 2,580 +248% #108
2020s (to 2025) 1,019 27,444 28,463 4,744 +84% #40

Where Bennett is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 6,773 3.97 #36
2027 7,234 4.24 #30
2028 7,650 4.48 #25
2029 8,023 4.70 #24
2030 8,354 4.89 #18

Where Bennett is most popular

Boys named Bennett per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 2.76 per 1,000. Strongest in Vermont, North Dakota, and Maine.

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 Bennett 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Vermont 60 9.55 +246%
North Dakota 131 7.67 +178%
Maine 148 7.63 +176%
South Dakota 141 7.58 +175%
New Hampshire 167 7.52 +172%
Montana 127 7.20 +161%
Wyoming 39 6.74 +144%
Iowa 450 6.53 +136%
Kansas 438 6.39 +131%
Wisconsin 752 6.35 +130%
Minnesota 756 6.16 +123%
Idaho 245 5.99 +117%
Missouri 801 5.78 +109%
Nebraska 238 5.47 +98%
Rhode Island 84 5.15 +87%
Michigan 974 4.76 +72%
Utah 447 4.68 +70%
Alaska 54 4.53 +64%
Ohio 1,130 4.26 +54%
Kentucky 427 4.25 +54%
Indiana 667 4.16 +51%
Oregon 312 4.11 +49%
Massachusetts 559 4.07 +47%
Delaware 61 4.02 +46%
Pennsylvania 1,045 3.94 +43%
Illinois 1,004 3.93 +42%
Alabama 423 3.87 +40%
Tennessee 684 3.79 +37%
Arkansas 235 3.71 +35%
Oklahoma 328 3.71 +34%
Louisiana 378 3.70 +34%
Connecticut 250 3.69 +34%
Washington 593 3.62 +31%
Colorado 464 3.59 +30%
South Carolina 369 3.57 +29%
Virginia 646 3.40 +23%
District of Columbia 50 3.39 +23%
North Carolina 838 3.28 +19%
Georgia 824 3.25 +18%
West Virginia 102 3.12 +13%
Mississippi 177 3.12 +13%
Maryland 332 2.78 ≈ national
Arizona 380 2.32 -16%
Nevada 124 2.18 -21%
Florida 1,015 2.14 -22%
New York 846 1.95 -29%
New Jersey 384 1.91 -31%
Texas 1,673 1.90 -31%
New Mexico 50 1.52 -45%
California 1,378 1.51 -45%
Hawaii 23 1.48 -46%

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 Bennett

Bennett is a top-50 name for boys in the United States, ranked #40 in 2025 with 6,268 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 74,854 American babies have been named Bennett. Its peak came in 2025, when 6,558 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 Bennett stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bennett?

The median living Bennett is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 70 thousand people named Bennett are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Bennett year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 290 #912 6,268 #40
2024 234 #1,065 5,109 #60
2023 146 #1,488 4,422 #74
2022 112 #1,821 4,105 #83
2021 134 #1,565 3,939 #90
2020 103 #1,872 3,601 #101
2019 118 #1,747 3,531 #108
2018 119 #1,730 3,301 #120
2017 106 #1,905 3,180 #123
2016 88 #2,192 2,942 #140
2015 104 #1,940 2,714 #154
2014 113 #1,804 2,550 #166
2013 64 #2,707 2,075 #194
2012 60 #2,870 1,911 #201
2011 67 #2,643 1,492 #241
2010 57 #2,982 1,212 #279
2009 45 #3,571 1,048 #308
2008 46 #3,535 863 #362
2007 40 #3,930 826 #371
2006 40 #3,805 817 #366
2005 29 #4,599 734 #391
2004 23 #5,399 646 #404
2003 15 #7,261 594 #429
2002 16 #6,743 555 #445
2001 22 #5,213 503 #470
2000 12 #8,098 542 #441
1995 8 #9,674 263 #641
1990 8 #9,339 225 #675
1985 – – 162 #691
1980 5 #10,546 120 #800
1975 – – 75 #945
1970 – – 110 #784
1965 – – 127 #658
1960 – – 204 #551
1955 – – 207 #510
1950 – – 133 #588
1945 – – 105 #594
1940 – – 99 #597
1935 – – 66 #757
1930 – – 84 #681
1925 – – 118 #573
1920 – – 95 #649
1915 – – 93 #590
1910 – – 22 #624
1905 – – 14 #637
1900 – – 16 #627
1895 – – 9 #742
1890 – – 17 #437
1885 – – 14 #501
1880 – – 15 #465

Famous people named Bennett

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Bennett Miller Bennett Miller American film director (born 1966) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bennett, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Bennett?

The median living Bennett is about 7 years old. Half of all living Bennetts are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Bennett are alive today?

An estimated 70 thousand people named Bennett are alive in the United States, based on 74,854 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Bennett mean?

A male given name from Latin transferred back from the surname.

How popular is the name Bennett in 2025?

Bennett ranked #40 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 6,268 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bennett?

74,854 babies have been named Bennett in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bennett most popular?

Bennett peaked in 2025, when 6,558 newborns received the name.

Is Bennett a boy or girl name?

Bennett is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Bennett rising or falling?

Bennett is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Bennett become more popular?

Bennett is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 8,354 boys named Bennett in 2030, which would rank around #18. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Bennett?

Well-known people named Bennett include Bennett Miller (film director).

Names like Bennett

Names that sound and feel close to Bennett: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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