Given name & surname
Bennet
“one who is blessed”
In English use, Bennet is a diminutive of Benedict. One Latin interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Bennet is a diminutive of Benedict. One Latin interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Bennet is a diminutive of Benedict. An origin associated with Benedict is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bennet through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,176
- 2,095 boys · 81 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 109 babies
- 2025
- 109
- #1,654 for boys · #11,100 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +36%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 101 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,654 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 36.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 8 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,972 as a first name in 2020; 3,297 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bennet’s family of names
In English usage, Bennet is a diminutive of Benedict. In English usage, Bennet shares an earlier linguistic root with Benito. Bennet has a related form in Bennett.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Bennet has relatives in 4 languages.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bennet
- Ben MillerEnglish comedian and actorborn 1966
- Bennet OmaluNigerian-American pathologistborn 1968
- Bennett CerfAmerican publisher and author (1898-1971)
- Bennet C. RileyUnited States Army general and politician (1790-1853)
- Bennet HundtGerman basketball player (born 1998)
- Bennet BicknellAmerican politician1781–1841
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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“homestead”
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