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Bennett

Bennett holds the #40 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 6,268 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #101 in 2020 to #40 today. The name has never been bigger: its all-time peak in a record going back to 1880 is happening right now. The name's biggest fan base is in North Dakota (#8 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#40
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#40
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
6,268
boys named Bennett

Bennett popularity, 1880–2025

0.099%0.20%0.30%0.40%18801900192019401960198020002020#40 in 2025
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsGirls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Bennett is most popular

Alaska: #56 (12 boys, 0.53% of boys born 2025)AK#56Maine: #10 (41 boys, 1.07% of boys born 2025)ME#10Vermont: #9 (20 boys, 1.65% of boys born 2025)VT#9New Hampshire: #19 (44 boys, 0.98% of boys born 2025)NH#19Washington: #35 (151 boys, 0.46% of boys born 2025)WA#35Idaho: #16 (62 boys, 0.72% of boys born 2025)ID#16Montana: #20 (31 boys, 0.82% of boys born 2025)MT#20North Dakota: #8 (34 boys, 1.01% of boys born 2025)ND#8Minnesota: #10 (205 boys, 0.84% of boys born 2025)MN#10Wisconsin: #13 (191 boys, 0.82% of boys born 2025)WI#13Michigan: #12 (283 boys, 0.70% of boys born 2025)MI#12New York: #72 (236 boys, 0.28% of boys born 2025)NY#72Massachusetts: #31 (150 boys, 0.56% of boys born 2025)MA#31Rhode Island: #27 (24 boys, 0.77% of boys born 2025)RI#27Oregon: #33 (77 boys, 0.51% of boys born 2025)OR#33Nevada: #86 (34 boys, 0.30% of boys born 2025)NV#86Wyoming: #39 (10 boys, 0.92% of boys born 2025)WY#39South Dakota: #15 (31 boys, 0.81% of boys born 2025)SD#15Iowa: #9 (113 boys, 0.82% of boys born 2025)IA#9Illinois: #25 (259 boys, 0.52% of boys born 2025)IL#25Indiana: #28 (168 boys, 0.53% of boys born 2025)IN#28Ohio: #20 (291 boys, 0.55% of boys born 2025)OH#20Pennsylvania: #30 (276 boys, 0.53% of boys born 2025)PA#30New Jersey: #79 (114 boys, 0.29% of boys born 2025)NJ#79Connecticut: #55 (58 boys, 0.44% of boys born 2025)CT#55California: #114 (346 boys, 0.20% of boys born 2025)CA#114Utah: #37 (93 boys, 0.47% of boys born 2025)UT#37Colorado: #24 (156 boys, 0.58% of boys born 2025)CO#24Nebraska: #15 (61 boys, 0.69% of boys born 2025)NE#15Missouri: #10 (216 boys, 0.78% of boys born 2025)MO#10Kentucky: #29 (115 boys, 0.56% of boys born 2025)KY#29West Virginia: #94 (20 boys, 0.32% of boys born 2025)WV#94Virginia: #42 (158 boys, 0.42% of boys born 2025)VA#42Maryland: #61 (87 boys, 0.38% of boys born 2025)MD#61Delaware: #48 (17 boys, 0.58% of boys born 2025)DE#48Arizona: #85 (96 boys, 0.29% of boys born 2025)AZ#85New Mexico: #213 (9 boys, 0.14% of boys born 2025)NM#213Kansas: #10 (118 boys, 0.84% of boys born 2025)KS#10Arkansas: #46 (55 boys, 0.44% of boys born 2025)AR#46Tennessee: #30 (170 boys, 0.46% of boys born 2025)TN#30North Carolina: #35 (234 boys, 0.45% of boys born 2025)NC#35South Carolina: #32 (104 boys, 0.49% of boys born 2025)SC#32District of Columbia: #49 (15 boys, 0.59% of boys born 2025)DC#49Oklahoma: #23 (101 boys, 0.57% of boys born 2025)OK#23Louisiana: #19 (104 boys, 0.54% of boys born 2025)LA#19Mississippi: #49 (43 boys, 0.40% of boys born 2025)MS#49Alabama: #27 (111 boys, 0.52% of boys born 2025)AL#27Georgia: #37 (210 boys, 0.42% of boys born 2025)GA#37Hawaii: #126 (8 boys, 0.27% of boys born 2025)HI#126Texas: #95 (416 boys, 0.24% of boys born 2025)TX#95Florida: #69 (290 boys, 0.30% of boys born 2025)FL#69
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Vermont (#9), Maine (#10), North Dakota (#8)

Uniqueness score

12/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind

You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Bennett in the most recent year of SSA data.

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Bennett as a girl name

As of 2025, Bennett ranks #912 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 290 girls received the name that year. It has climbed from #1872 to #912 over the past five years. Remarkably, 2025 is the strongest year in the entire SSA record for Bennett, which stretches back to 1917. Geographically, it's strongest in Kansas, where it ranks #324 among girl names.

2025 rank
#912
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#912
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
290
girls named Bennett

Where Bennett (girls) is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025NH—Washington: #811 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#811Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025ND—Minnesota: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MN#731Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025WI—Michigan: #787 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#787New York: #1312 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1312Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025RI—Oregon: #483 (7 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OR#483Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025SD—Iowa: #565 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IA#565Illinois: #797 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#797Indiana: #542 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IN#542Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #576 (18 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)PA#576New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025CT—California: #1575 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1575Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025UT—Colorado: #536 (10 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CO#536Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025NE—Missouri: #516 (11 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MO#516Kentucky: #331 (13 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)KY#331West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025WV—Virginia: #662 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#662Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025NM—Kansas: #324 (10 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)KS#324Arkansas: #555 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AR#555Tennessee: #1127 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#1127North Carolina: #973 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#973South Carolina: #467 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)SC#467District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025MS—Alabama: #372 (13 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)AL#372Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Bennett in 2025HI—Texas: #1087 (25 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#1087Florida: #1170 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1170
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Kansas (#324), Kentucky (#331), Alabama (#372)

Uniqueness score

49/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Bennett in the most recent year of SSA data.

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