Benedict

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Benedict is ranked 913th among boys in 2024 (254 births). Its best rank was 447th, in 1914.

Rank in 2024: #913up 16 from 2023
Births in 2024: 2540.01% of boys
Peak year: 2024254 births
Best rank: #447in 1914
Since 1882: 10,168people given the name

Babies named Benedict, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

10,168 boys have been named Benedict in the United States since 1882, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 254 births.

This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1965, and the 2010s alone account for 13%. It has spent 87 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Benedict
1880s	39
1890s	72
1900s	122
1910s	979
1920s	1,144
1930s	696
1940s	775
1950s	832
1960s	707
1970s	452
1980s	530
1990s	493
2000s	843
2010s	1,344
2020s	1,140

In 2024, its biggest year

Benedict was the 913th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Benedict

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.