Benedict

Given to 10,475 US babies since 1882

▲ Rising +45% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#814

recorded as boys

100 since 2024

Babies in 2025

305

boys 305

Peak year

2025

305 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

10,475

since 1882

Born a Benedict? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Benedict was most popular in 2025, when 305 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.18 per 1,000). In 2025, 305 babies were named Benedict, ranking #814 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 45%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	305	814
2024	<5	—	256	914
2023	<5	—	245	928
2022	<5	—	234	967
2021	<5	—	220	996
2020	<5	—	187	1069
2019	<5	—	179	1102
2018	<5	—	210	984
2017	<5	—	169	1129
2016	<5	—	152	1229
2015	<5	—	153	1205
2014	<5	—	140	1272
2013	<5	—	109	1492
2012	<5	—	87	1729
2011	<5	—	58	2232
2010	<5	—	87	1739
2009	<5	—	85	1774
2008	<5	—	101	1571
2007	<5	—	89	1700
2006	<5	—	130	1284
2005	<5	—	158	1048
2004	<5	—	54	2164
2003	<5	—	58	1987
2002	<5	—	57	1943
2001	<5	—	51	2050
2000	<5	—	61	1782
1999	<5	—	54	1824
1998	<5	—	60	1700
1997	<5	—	49	1890
1996	<5	—	57	1671
1995	<5	—	46	1864
1994	<5	—	40	2041
1993	<5	—	61	1512
1992	<5	—	36	2128
1991	<5	—	43	1823
1990	<5	—	47	1702
1989	<5	—	54	1516
1988	<5	—	59	1341
1987	<5	—	58	1283
1986	<5	—	62	1217
1985	<5	—	47	1429
1984	<5	—	45	1422
1983	<5	—	53	1265
1982	<5	—	42	1487
1981	<5	—	55	1236
1980	<5	—	55	1238
1979	<5	—	44	1407
1978	<5	—	46	1352
1977	<5	—	49	1268
1976	<5	—	45	1320
1975	<5	—	50	1191
1974	<5	—	40	1351
1973	<5	—	44	1238
1972	<5	—	52	1129
1971	<5	—	39	1352
1970	<5	—	43	1260
1969	<5	—	45	1168
1968	<5	—	57	968
1967	<5	—	65	893
1966	<5	—	60	938
1965	<5	—	65	920
1964	<5	—	78	860
1963	<5	—	82	838
1962	<5	—	90	799
1961	<5	—	86	825
1960	<5	—	80	842
1959	<5	—	89	808
1958	<5	—	92	777
1957	<5	—	85	818
1956	<5	—	85	809
1955	<5	—	64	933
1954	<5	—	75	833
1953	<5	—	94	738
1952	<5	—	64	878
1951	<5	—	86	749
1950	<5	—	96	701
1949	<5	—	81	764
1948	<5	—	79	760
1947	<5	—	102	685
1946	<5	—	71	785
1945	<5	—	68	743
1944	<5	—	74	720
1943	<5	—	74	751
1942	<5	—	92	673
1941	<5	—	71	733
1940	<5	—	63	782
1939	<5	—	68	726
1938	<5	—	72	719
1937	<5	—	67	742
1936	<5	—	63	767
1935	<5	—	58	814
1934	<5	—	74	708
1933	<5	—	65	757
1932	<5	—	73	729
1931	<5	—	67	756
1930	<5	—	89	654
1929	<5	—	105	587
1928	<5	—	98	617
1927	<5	—	102	619
1926	<5	—	115	573
1925	<5	—	104	615
1924	<5	—	114	594
1923	<5	—	104	625
1922	<5	—	140	526
1921	<5	—	135	537
1920	<5	—	127	545
1919	<5	—	119	548
1918	<5	—	163	462
1917	<5	—	152	460
1916	<5	—	146	475
1915	<5	—	133	482
1914	<5	—	115	447
1913	<5	—	51	615
1912	<5	—	46	599
1911	<5	—	25	605
1910	<5	—	29	524
1909	<5	—	12	840
1908	<5	—	11	825
1907	<5	—	19	559
1906	<5	—	15	613
1905	<5	—	13	666
1904	<5	—	18	515
1903	<5	—	11	696
1902	<5	—	5	1137
1901	<5	—	7	858
1900	<5	—	11	785
1899	<5	—	6	928
1898	<5	—	8	804
1897	<5	—	6	942
1896	<5	—	12	641
1895	<5	—	8	795
1894	<5	—	7	857
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	9	748
1891	<5	—	6	841
1890	<5	—	10	629
1889	<5	—	7	789
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	7	758
1885	<5	—	12	547
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	5	892
1882	<5	—	8	691