Boy · Latin, through Old French
Bennett
Say it: BEN-it
Meaning
From a medieval English form of Benedict, from Latin benedictus 'blessed'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common as a given name in medieval England, then mainly a surname until its revival in the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 50,033 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 476 boys
- 3,684 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Bennet
| English | Benedict |
|---|---|
| French | Benoît |
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Where this comes from
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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