Given name & surname
Benoit
“one who is blessed”
Benoit is a variant of Benedict. One Latin interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Benoit is a variant of Benedict. One Latin interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Benoit 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 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Benoit through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 386
- 386 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,500 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,500 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1922. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,198 as a first name in 2020; 19,331 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.
Benoit’s family of names
In English usage, Benoit shares an earlier linguistic root with Benedict. In French usage, Benoit has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Benedykt. Benoit has a related form in Benedict.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Benoit has relatives in 3 languages.
6 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 24
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Benoit
- Benoit MandelbrotPolish-born, French and American mathematician (1924–2010)
- Benoit BenjaminAmerican basketball player (born 1964)
- Benoit Tranquille BerbiguierFrench composer1782–1838
- Benoit ValentinFrench freestyle skierborn 1992
- Benoit PerthameFrench mathematicianborn 1959
- Benoit GaudetCanadian boxerborn 1979
- Benoit LaporteFrench ice hockey playerborn 1960
- Benoit KonongoCongolese sculptor1919–2007
- Benoit SchillingsBelgian software engineerborn 1963
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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