Bennett
#912 for girls in 2025, 290 births · #40 for boys in 2025, 6,268 births
Given to boys 96.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 6,268 births
- Debut · boys
- 15 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 5 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 72,514since 1880
Bennett over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #912 | 290 | #40 | 6,268 |
| 2024 | #1,064 | 234 | #60 | 5,109 |
| 2023 | #1,486 | 146 | #74 | 4,422 |
| 2022 | #1,818 | 112 | #83 | 4,105 |
| 2021 | #1,562 | 134 | #90 | 3,939 |
| 2020 | #1,872 | 103 | #101 | 3,601 |
| 2019 | #1,745 | 118 | #108 | 3,531 |
| 2018 | #1,727 | 119 | #120 | 3,301 |
| 2017 | #1,902 | 106 | #123 | 3,180 |
| 2016 | #2,188 | 88 | #140 | 2,942 |
| 2015 | #1,937 | 104 | #154 | 2,714 |
| 2014 | #1,804 | 113 | #166 | 2,550 |
| 2013 | #2,706 | 64 | #194 | 2,075 |
| 2012 | #2,866 | 60 | #201 | 1,911 |
| 2011 | #2,638 | 67 | #241 | 1,492 |
| 2010 | #2,976 | 57 | #279 | 1,212 |
| 2009 | #3,561 | 45 | #308 | 1,048 |
| 2008 | #3,529 | 46 | #362 | 863 |
| 2007 | #3,918 | 40 | #371 | 826 |
| 2006 | #3,795 | 40 | #366 | 817 |
| 2005 | #4,581 | 29 | #391 | 734 |
| 2004 | #5,377 | 23 | #404 | 646 |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 | #429 | 594 |
| 2002 | #6,698 | 16 | #445 | 555 |
| 2001 | #5,174 | 22 | #470 | 503 |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | #441 | 542 |
| 1999 | #6,191 | 16 | #498 | 436 |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #487 | 449 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #514 | 392 |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 | #568 | 322 |
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 | #641 | 263 |
| 1994 | — | #662 | 245 | |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | #702 | 218 |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #670 | 239 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #664 | 231 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #675 | 225 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #632 | 249 |
| 1988 | — | #662 | 203 | |
| 1987 | — | #720 | 161 | |
| 1986 | — | #702 | 165 | |
| 1985 | — | #691 | 162 | |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #735 | 140 |
| 1983 | — | #752 | 132 | |
| 1982 | — | #794 | 124 | |
| 1981 | — | #810 | 117 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #800 | 120 |
| 1979 | — | #831 | 110 | |
| 1978 | — | #996 | 75 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,027 | 70 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,010 | 67 | |
| 1975 | — | #945 | 75 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,035 | 63 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,123 | 53 | |
| 1972 | — | #851 | 89 | |
| 1971 | — | #884 | 85 | |
| 1970 | — | #782 | 110 | |
| 1969 | — | #740 | 112 | |
| 1968 | — | #720 | 109 | |
| 1967 | — | #692 | 115 | |
| 1966 | — | #631 | 137 | |
| 1965 | — | #658 | 127 | |
| 1964 | — | #575 | 189 | |
| 1963 | — | #529 | 225 | |
| 1962 | — | #540 | 214 | |
| 1961 | — | #562 | 194 | |
| 1960 | — | #551 | 204 | |
| 1959 | — | #510 | 235 | |
| 1958 | — | #547 | 198 | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #509 | 231 |
| 1956 | — | #509 | 221 | |
| 1955 | — | #510 | 207 | |
| 1954 | — | #534 | 184 | |
| 1953 | — | #605 | 144 | |
| 1952 | — | #580 | 144 | |
| 1951 | — | #577 | 144 | |
| 1950 | — | #588 | 133 | |
| 1949 | — | #567 | 140 | |
| 1948 | — | #572 | 136 | |
| 1947 | — | #604 | 126 | |
| 1946 | — | #556 | 131 | |
| 1945 | — | #592 | 105 | |
| 1944 | — | #618 | 99 | |
| 1943 | — | #633 | 101 | |
| 1942 | — | #629 | 101 | |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #597 | 99 |
| 1940 | — | #597 | 99 | |
| 1939 | — | #558 | 105 | |
| 1938 | — | #613 | 94 | |
| 1937 | — | #637 | 85 | |
| 1936 | — | #556 | 106 | |
| 1935 | — | #757 | 66 | |
| 1934 | — | #566 | 109 | |
| 1933 | — | #543 | 110 | |
| 1932 | — | #607 | 95 | |
| 1931 | — | #611 | 94 | |
| 1930 | — | #681 | 84 | |
| 1929 | — | #587 | 105 | |
| 1928 | — | #629 | 96 | |
| 1927 | — | #601 | 107 | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #567 | 118 |
| 1925 | — | #573 | 118 | |
| 1924 | — | #657 | 96 | |
| 1923 | — | #674 | 90 | |
| 1922 | — | #646 | 99 | |
| 1921 | — | #707 | 85 | |
| 1920 | — | #649 | 95 | |
| 1919 | — | #576 | 108 | |
| 1918 | — | #604 | 103 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #623 | 90 |
| 1916 | — | #662 | 79 | |
| 1915 | — | #589 | 93 | |
| 1914 | — | #653 | 60 | |
| 1913 | — | #564 | 59 | |
| 1912 | — | #622 | 44 | |
| 1911 | — | #605 | 25 | |
| 1910 | — | #621 | 22 | |
| 1909 | — | #714 | 15 | |
| 1908 | — | #585 | 19 | |
| 1907 | — | #486 | 23 | |
| 1906 | — | #503 | 20 | |
| 1905 | — | #636 | 14 | |
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #576 | 15 | |
| 1902 | — | #687 | 11 | |
| 1901 | — | #596 | 12 | |
| 1900 | — | #623 | 16 | |
| 1899 | — | #661 | 10 | |
| 1898 | — | #505 | 17 | |
| 1897 | — | #725 | 9 | |
| 1896 | — | #481 | 18 | |
| 1895 | — | #738 | 9 | |
| 1894 | — | #543 | 14 | |
| 1893 | — | #836 | 7 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | #434 | 17 | |
| 1889 | — | #549 | 12 | |
| 1888 | — | #505 | 15 | |
| 1887 | — | #409 | 17 | |
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
| 1885 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1884 | — | #520 | 13 | |
| 1883 | — | #644 | 9 | |
| 1882 | — | #489 | 14 | |
| 1881 | — | #460 | 14 | |
| 1880 | — | #465 | 15 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Bennett was already there! It came in at #465, and was given to 15 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Bennett is popular in 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Minnesota#56 · 1 in 216
- South Dakota#80 · 1 in 255
- Wisconsin#85 · 1 in 310
- North Dakota#91 · 1 in 296
- Kansas#94 · 1 in 335
Best ever in a state: #8 in North Dakota, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #56 | 128 | 1 in 216 |
| South Dakota | #80 | 16 | 1 in 255 |
| Wisconsin | #85 | 88 | 1 in 310 |
| North Dakota | #91 | 13 | 1 in 296 |
| Iowa | #94 | 44 | 1 in 344 |
| Kansas | #94 | 48 | 1 in 335 |
| Missouri | #108 | 70 | 1 in 454 |
| Nebraska | #121 | 23 | 1 in 430 |
| Tennessee | #125 | 65 | 1 in 551 |
| Delaware | #126 | 9 | 1 in 394 |
| Idaho | #126 | 19 | 1 in 426 |
| Utah | #133 | 45 | 1 in 481 |
| Illinois | #145 | 103 | 1 in 646 |
| South Carolina | #152 | 31 | 1 in 675 |
| Louisiana | #155 | 38 | 1 in 636 |
| Maine | #157 | 9 | 1 in 527 |
| Ohio | #161 | 84 | 1 in 711 |
| Michigan | #162 | 67 | 1 in 711 |
| Massachusetts | #163 | 40 | 1 in 741 |
| Washington | #168 | 54 | 1 in 665 |
| Arkansas | #173 | 22 | 1 in 649 |
| Oklahoma | #176 | 29 | 1 in 699 |
| Oregon | #182 | 27 | 1 in 669 |
| Indiana | #183 | 47 | 1 in 759 |
| North Carolina | #185 | 62 | 1 in 815 |
| Connecticut | #186 | 17 | 1 in 845 |
| Pennsylvania | #188 | 71 | 1 in 848 |
| Alabama | #195 | 25 | 1 in 888 |
| Colorado | #198 | 35 | 1 in 776 |
| Virginia | #211 | 41 | 1 in 1,020 |
| Maryland | #218 | 26 | 1 in 1,067 |
| District of Columbia | #227 | 5 | 1 in 826 |
| Montana | #238 | 5 | 1 in 781 |
| Georgia | #241 | 48 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Nevada | #245 | 14 | 1 in 949 |
| Arizona | #253 | 35 | 1 in 1,057 |
| Kentucky | #254 | 18 | 1 in 1,232 |
| West Virginia | #256 | 7 | 1 in 1,193 |
| Mississippi | #261 | 11 | 1 in 1,223 |
| Hawaii | #271 | 5 | 1 in 933 |
| New Jersey | #285 | 26 | 1 in 1,595 |
| Texas | #295 | 115 | 1 in 1,545 |
| California | #324 | 124 | 1 in 1,859 |
| Florida | #350 | 44 | 1 in 2,090 |
| New York | #381 | 43 | 1 in 2,426 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Bennett
- 20 spots since 2024 (#60 → #40)
- 61 spots since 2020 (#101 → #40)
- 114 spots since 2015 (#154 → #40)
- Biggest jump: 436 spots in 1887 (#845 → #409)
- Biggest drop: 347 spots in 1886 (#498 → #845)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #40 (6,268 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 5 yrs · run 2021–2025
- Top 1,000: 142 yrs · run 1880–1972
- Highest: 1 in 273 boys born in 2025 were named Bennett (0.37%)
- 37.8% of all boys named Bennett (27,444) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 129 | #409 (1887) | #538 |
| 1890s | 118 | #434 (1890) | #635 |
| 1900s | 153 | #486 (1907) | #628 |
| 1910s | 683 | #564 (1913) | #612 |
| 1920s | 1,009 | #567 (1926) | #629 |
| 1930s | 948 | #543 (1933) | #613 |
| 1940s | 1,137 | #556 (1946) | #597 |
| 1950s | 1,841 | #509 (1957) | #547 |
| 1960s | 1,626 | #529 (1963) | #620 |
| 1970s | 797 | #782 (1970) | #948 |
| 1980s | 1,573 | #632 (1989) | #730 |
| 1990s | 3,020 | #487 (1998) | #608 |
| 2000s | 7,128 | #308 (2009) | #399 |
| 2010s | 24,908 | #108 (2019) | #173 |
| 2020s | 27,444 | #40 (2025) | #75 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bennett in 2012
Top girls' names in 2012
Top boys' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 29,351 of them was named Bennett, which outranked 85.3% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,832Yuri61
- #2,832Yusra61
- #2,832Zipporah61
- #2,866Bennett60
- #2,866Aleia60
- #2,866Annaleah60
- #2,866Aralyn60
- #2,901Adah59
- #2,901Addisen59
- #2,901Addy59
Tied with 34 names at #2,866; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 993 of them was named Bennett, which outranked 98.6% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.