Given name & surname
Bennett
“one who is blessed”
Bennett is a variant of Benedict. One Latin interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bennett is a variant of Benedict. One Latin interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bennett is a variant 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 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bennett through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 74,854
- 72,514 boys · 2,340 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 6,558 babies
- 2025
- 6,558
- #40 for boys · #912 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +45%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6,268 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 40 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 44.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 290 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (416). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 41,302 as a first name in 2020; 239,397 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.
Bennett’s family of names
Bennett has a short form in Ben. In English usage, Bennett shares a linguistic root with the Swedish form Bengt. Bennett has a related form in Benedict.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Bennett has relatives in 6 languages.
8 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
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 Bennett
- Benny CarterAmerican jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
- Bennett Millerfilm director, film producerborn 1966
- Ben SavageAmerican actorborn 1980
- Ben RappaportAmerican actorborn 1986
- Ben KeithAmerican musician (1937–2010)
- Bennett CerfAmerican publisher and author (1898-1971)
- Bennett Champ ClarkAmerican judge and politician (1890–1954)
- Bennett FoddyAustralian video game developer and philosopherborn 1978
- Bennett GriffinAmerican aviator (1895-1978)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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