Fun Facts About the Name Benett
- 330 babies named Benett: U.S. records list 330 babies given the name Benett from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Benett Mean?
Benett is a less common spelling of Bennett, an English name derived from the medieval personal name Benet. Benet comes from Latin Benedictus, meaning "blessed." The Latin word is a participle of benedicere, "to speak well of" or "to bless," from bene "well" and dicere "to speak." The spelling Benett does not alter the derivation.
Benett Name History & Origins
The Latin Benedictus passed into Old French as Beneit and Benoit, and from there into Middle English as Benet. In medieval England, Benet was used as a personal name and gave rise to the surnames Benet, Bennett, and related spellings. Benett is a less common variant of Bennett and shares that history rather than having a separate etymological origin. The name's religious associations include St. Benedict of Nursia, whose early-sixth-century monastic rule shaped Western monasticism, and the popes who have taken the name Benedict.
How Popular is the Name Benett?
Benett has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #4,839 in 2003.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,859 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #5,070 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #6,935 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #6,523 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #5,795 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #8,155 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #10,952 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #7,691 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #9,808 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #12,421 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #7,121 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #7,123 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #7,598 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #6,670 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #5,457 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #5,274 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #6,131 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #5,519 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #7,655 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #4,879 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #5,600 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #5,846 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #4,839 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #6,588 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #9,382 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #6,905 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #10,068 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #6,916 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #8,052 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Benett Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You can go to great heights and equally great depths. You are emotional and fixed in your opinions. You are hospitable, sentimental, often psychic, sometimes moody. You are ruled by love and the lack of it and feel a need to be encouraged and appreciated. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
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