Girl & boy name
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
Bennett popularity, 1880–2025
Where Bennett is most popular
Uniqueness score
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.