Bennett

#912 for girls in 2025, 290 births · #40 for boys in 2025, 6,268 births
Given to boys 96.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2025 · 6,268 births
Debut · boys
15 births
In top 100 · boys
5 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
72,514
since 1880

Bennett over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#912290#406,268
2024#1,064234#605,109
2023#1,486146#744,422
2022#1,818112#834,105
2021#1,562134#903,939
2020#1,872103#1013,601
2019#1,745118#1083,531
2018#1,727119#1203,301
2017#1,902106#1233,180
2016#2,18888#1402,942
2015#1,937104#1542,714
2014#1,804113#1662,550
2013#2,70664#1942,075
2012#2,86660#2011,911
2011#2,63867#2411,492
2010#2,97657#2791,212
2009#3,56145#3081,048
2008#3,52946#362863
2007#3,91840#371826
2006#3,79540#366817
2005#4,58129#391734
2004#5,37723#404646
2003#7,20715#429594
2002#6,69816#445555
2001#5,17422#470503
2000#8,02712#441542
1999#6,19116#498436
1998#9,2609#487449
1997#9,8028#514392
1996#6,72313#568322
1995#9,5538#641263
1994—#662245
1993#6,62213#702218
1992#7,51211#670239
1991#10,2717#664231
1990#9,2478#675225
1989#8,7618#632249
1988—#662203
1987—#720161
1986—#702165
1985—#691162
1984#8,1537#735140
1983—#752132
1982—#794124
1981—#810117
1980#10,3925#800120
1979—#831110
1978—#99675
1977—#1,02770
1976—#1,01067
1975—#94575
1974—#1,03563
1973—#1,12353
1972—#85189
1971—#88485
1970—#782110
1969—#740112
1968—#720109
1967—#692115
1966—#631137
1965—#658127
1964—#575189
1963—#529225
1962—#540214
1961—#562194
1960—#551204
1959—#510235
1958—#547198
1957#5,3776#509231
1956—#509221
1955—#510207
1954—#534184
1953—#605144
1952—#580144
1951—#577144
1950—#588133
1949—#567140
1948—#572136
1947—#604126
1946—#556131
1945—#592105
1944—#61899
1943—#633101
1942—#629101
1941#3,9546#59799
1940—#59799
1939—#558105
1938—#61394
1937—#63785
1936—#556106
1935—#75766
1934—#566109
1933—#543110
1932—#60795
1931—#61194
1930—#68184
1929—#587105
1928—#62996
1927—#601107
1926#3,8737#567118
1925—#573118
1924—#65796
1923—#67490
1922—#64699
1921—#70785
1920—#64995
1919—#576108
1918—#604103
1917#4,5945#62390
1916—#66279
1915—#58993
1914—#65360
1913—#56459
1912—#62244
1911—#60525
1910—#62122
1909—#71415
1908—#58519
1907—#48623
1906—#50320
1905—#63614
1904—#8748
1903—#57615
1902—#68711
1901—#59612
1900—#62316
1899—#66110
1898—#50517
1897—#7259
1896—#48118
1895—#7389
1894—#54314
1893—#8367
1892—#7928
1891—#6359
1890—#43417
1889—#54912
1888—#50515
1887—#40917
1886—#8456
1885—#49814
1884—#52013
1883—#6449
1882—#48914
1881—#46014
1880—#46515
First appearance
1880

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 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedNHWashington: #419 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,141 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #245 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,710 boysMNIllinois: #381 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,752 boysILWisconsin: #212 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,273 boysWIMichigan: #505 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,527 boysMINew York: #612 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,986 boysNYMassachusetts: #340 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,298 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedRIOregon: #369 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,475 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedSDIowa: #362 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,767 boysIAIndiana: #684 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,685 boysINOhio: #500 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,337 boysOHPennsylvania: #606 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 6,605 boysPANew Jersey: #807 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,487 boysNJConnecticut: #375 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,644 boysCTCalifornia: #494 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 4,935 boysCAUtah: #370 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,290 boysUTColorado: #422 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,032 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedNEMissouri: #252 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,626 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedWVVirginia: #518 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,427 boysVAMaryland: #630 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,679 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedDEArizona: #438 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,290 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedNMKansas: #424 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,243 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedARTennessee: #364 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,782 boysTNNorth Carolina: #508 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,102 boysNCSouth Carolina: #435 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,938 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #503 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,046 boysOKLouisiana: #628 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,555 boysLAMississippi: #499 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,042 boysMSAlabama: #387 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,771 boysALGeorgia: #407 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,690 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Bennett, so not publishedHITexas: #610 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 6,098 boysTXFlorida: #809 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 8,684 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#212 · 1 in 1,273
  2. Minnesota#245 · 1 in 1,710
  3. Missouri#252 · 1 in 1,626
  4. Massachusetts#340 · 1 in 3,298
  5. Iowa#362 · 1 in 2,767

Best ever in a state: #8 in North Dakota, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#212231 in 1,273
Minnesota#245171 in 1,710
Missouri#252211 in 1,626
Massachusetts#340111 in 3,298
Iowa#36261 in 2,767
Tennessee#364131 in 2,782
Oregon#36981 in 2,475
Utah#37091 in 2,290
Connecticut#37551 in 3,644
Illinois#381291 in 2,752
Alabama#38791 in 2,771
Georgia#407201 in 2,690
Washington#419111 in 3,141
Colorado#42291 in 3,032
Kansas#42451 in 3,243
South Carolina#43571 in 2,938
Arizona#438111 in 3,290
California#494491 in 4,935
Mississippi#49951 in 3,042
Ohio#500131 in 5,337
Oklahoma#50351 in 4,046
Michigan#505131 in 4,527
North Carolina#508121 in 4,102
Virginia#51891 in 4,427
Pennsylvania#606101 in 6,605
Texas#610271 in 6,098
New York#612191 in 5,986
Louisiana#62861 in 4,555
Maryland#63051 in 5,679
Indiana#68451 in 7,685
New Jersey#80751 in 9,487
Florida#809101 in 8,684
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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
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
145 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2025 at #40 (6,268 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 5 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 5 yrs · run 2021–2025
  • Top 1,000: 142 yrs · run 1880–1972
Share of babies · boys
1 in 273
  • Highest: 1 in 273 boys born in 2025 were named Bennett (0.37%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 37.8% of all boys named Bennett (27,444) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s129#409 (1887)#538
1890s118#434 (1890)#635
1900s153#486 (1907)#628
1910s683#564 (1913)#612
1920s1,009#567 (1926)#629
1930s948#543 (1933)#613
1940s1,137#556 (1946)#597
1950s1,841#509 (1957)#547
1960s1,626#529 (1963)#620
1970s797#782 (1970)#948
1980s1,573#632 (1989)#730
1990s3,020#487 (1998)#608
2000s7,128#308 (2009)#399
2010s24,908#108 (2019)#173
2020s27,444#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 1999

girls
#6,191
16 births · 1 in 110,864 girls
boys
#498
436 births · 1 in 4,404 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #6,191Bennett16

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #498Bennett436
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 110,864 of them was named Bennett, which outranked 63.5% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bennett
  1. #5,896Zaniya17
  2. #5,896Zaniyah17
  3. #5,896Zinnia17
  4. #6,191Bennett16
  5. #6,191Adriann16
  6. #6,191Adrien16
  7. #6,191Aeriana16
  8. #6,484Aaliya15
  9. #6,484Aaryanna15
  10. #6,484Abeer15

Tied with 292 names at #6,191; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,407Citlalli#2,338 → #931
  2. ↑ 1,329Noelia#2,048 → #719
  3. ↑ 1,060Amaya#1,458 → #398
  4. ↑ 864Kyara#1,789 → #925
  5. ↑ 604Journey#1,557 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 579Erykah#779 → #1,358
  2. ↓ 417Tea#747 → #1,164
  3. ↓ 415Tasia#800 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 406Monika#930 → #1,336
  5. ↓ 357Chase#952 → #1,309

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 4,404 of them was named Bennett, which outranked 95.7% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bennett
  1. #495Dale442
  2. #496Jonas440
  3. #497Marlon437
  4. #498Bennett436
  5. #499Maximilian435
  6. #500Mohamed432
  7. #501Julius431
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1999 →