Bennet

“Variant of Benedict — Blessed, well spoken of” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #1654 in the US (2025) · Trending

Bennet is climbing: on the charts since 1910, it is ranked #1654 in 2025, with about 100 boys given the name last year. Roughly 2,100 have carried it all-time. Bennet is a rare spelling of Bennett — about 2% of babies given the name are written this way; Bennett itself ranked #40 in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,100 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 9,900 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Bennets

Bennet Omalu — Nigerian-American pathologist
Bennet Hundt — German basketball player (1998-)
Bennet Bicknell — American politician
Bennet Langton — Samuel Johnson's friend
Bennet S. Sacolick — United States Army general

What Bennets become

Among 55 notable people named Bennet:

No single standout — notable Bennets spread across many fields.

Similar names: Benedict · Amadeo · Benaiah · Sylvan · Scout · Kit

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