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Bennett

Bennett: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“blessed”
Origin
Latin
Say it
BEN-it · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (97% of all uses)

From the medieval surname and given name Bennett, an English/French form of Benedict, from Latin Benedictus. It has long been used as both surname and first name.

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How popular is Bennett?

20241,601 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Bennett in 20245,329

2024 rank#60 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188068,275

Bennett is rising: use over the last five years is 2.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Bennett

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Benedictblessed · Latin
  • Bennieson of the right hand · English
  • Lucasfrom Lucania · Latin
  • Leolion · Latin
  • Julianyouthful, downy-bearded · Latin
  • Anthonyof the Antonius family · Latin
  • RomanRoman, from Rome · Latin
  • Adrianfrom Hadria · Latin

Bennett questions

What does the name Bennett mean?

Bennett means "blessed". It comes from Latin. From the medieval surname and given name Bennett, an English/French form of Benedict, from Latin Benedictus. It has long been used as both surname and first name.

Is Bennett a boy or girl name?

Bennett is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Bennett?

5,329 US babies were named Bennett in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Bennett?

Bennett is usually pronounced BEN-it.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.