Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Bennett name popularity since 1925
73,301 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Bennett (3.2% girls, 96.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Bennett is about 9 years old in 2026. Bennett peaked in 2025 as the #40 name for boys, and it ranked #40 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 73,301
- Named Bennett, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #40
- for boys in 2025 (6,268 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 96.8% boys
- 2,335 girls · 70,966 boys
- Most popular in
- Minnesota
- 2.38× its national share
Peak year is the year Bennett made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Bennett births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Bennett both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1963 and 1968, Bennett's share of baby boys fell by 43%, from 1 in 9,030 to 1 in 15,900.
- Fastest rise: Between 2008 and 2013, it became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 2,360 baby boys to 1 in 912.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Bennett's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Bennett.
Decade by decade
Babies named Bennett in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 7 | 544 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 948 | #757 |
| 1940s | 6 | 1,137 | #594 |
| 1950s | 6 | 1,841 | #510 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,626 | #658 |
| 1970s | 0 | 797 | #945 |
| 1980s | 20 | 1,573 | #691 |
| 1990s | 93 | 3,020 | #641 |
| 2000s | 288 | 7,128 | #391 |
| 2010s | 896 | 24,908 | #154 |
| 2020–25 | 1,019 | 27,444 | #40 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
67.5% of babies named Bennett from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Bennett is most popular
The index compares Bennett's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Bennett.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 2.38× | 2,973 |
| Utah | 2.17× | 1,266 |
| Idaho | 1.99× | 541 |
| Wisconsin | 1.81× | 2,439 |
| South Dakota | 1.80× | 392 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Bennett and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett (this page) | 70,966 | 2025 |
| Bennet | 2,049 | 2025 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Bennett's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Bennett.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Bennett (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data