How Many People Are Named Bennett?
people named Bennett are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,902 people in the US has this name
Based on 74,854 babies named Bennett in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐ Rare
Peak Year
6,558 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Medieval form of BENEDICT. This was the more common spelling in England until the 18th century. Modern use of the name is probably also influenced by the common surname Bennett, itself a derivative of the medieval name.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Bennett, 3.3% were girls and 96.7% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1880s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 3.6% in the 2020s.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Bennett alive today is about 12 years old, and 90% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 14 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Bennett first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 6,558 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Bennett never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #40, in 2025, and it was in the top 100 for 5 years, 2021 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #40.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #40 |
| Best rank | #40 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | 5 (2021 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #68 in the 2020s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Bennett alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bennett were born in California than in any other state: about 4,781 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Bennett was given 2.6 times as often in Minnesota, 2.3 times in North Dakota and 2.2 times in South Dakota.
Look up another name
โ We don't save the names you search.