How Many People Are Named Benedict?
people named Benedict are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 51,927 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,475 babies named Benedict in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
305 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Late Latin name Benedictus which meant "blessed". Saint Benedict was an Italian monk who founded the Benedictines in the 6th century. After his time the name was common among Christians, being used by 16 popes. In England it did not come into use until the 12th century, at which point it became very popular. This name was also borne by the American general Benedict Arnold (1741-1801), who defected to Britain during the American Revolution.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Benedict in the records were boys.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Benedict alive today is about 30 years old, and 58% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 54 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Benedict first appears in the records in 1882, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 305 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Benedict has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #447, in 1914. In 2025 it ranked #814.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #814 |
| Best rank | #447 (1914) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #938 in the 2020s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Benedict alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Benedict were born in New York than in any other state: about 668 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Benedict was given 3.4 times as often in Minnesota, 3.3 times in Hawaii and 3.2 times in New York.
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