Fun Facts About the Name Benoit
- 385 babies named Benoit: U.S. records list 385 babies given the name Benoit from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Benoit Mean?
Benoit is the French form of Benedict, from Latin Benedictus, meaning "blessed." The Latin word is the past participle of benedicere, "to speak well of" or "to bless," formed from bene ("well") and dicere ("to speak"). The literal sense is close to "well spoken of," while the customary name meaning is "blessed." The standard French spelling is Benoît, with a circumflex; Benoit without the accent is common in English.
Benoit Name History & Origins
The name comes into French from Latin Benedictus, the name associated with St. Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 - 547), whose monastic rule shaped Western European monasticism. Latin Benedictus and its vernacular forms were used across medieval Europe; the French branch developed forms such as Beneoit and Benoist before the modern spelling Benoît. The circumflex marks the place of a lost s, which is why older spellings show Benoist. English usage often drops the accent and uses an anglicized pronunciation. In French-speaking regions Benoit/Benoît is used as both a given name and a surname; in North America the surname is also found among people of French descent.
How Popular is the Name Benoit?
Benoit 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 1922. Its best rank was #2,254 in 1922.
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 | #6,500 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #6,937 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #8,937 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #9,692 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #10,899 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #12,499 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #12,708 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #12,575 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2005 | #8,377 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #9,043 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #6,780 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #8,552 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #7,512 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #8,820 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #8,236 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #5,808 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #5,518 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #6,004 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #4,741 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #6,419 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,701 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,348 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #4,853 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #4,097 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #3,985 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,072 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #4,082 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1948 | #3,724 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,892 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #3,589 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,610 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1938 | #3,211 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #2,545 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #3,718 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #3,113 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1931 | #3,118 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #3,048 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #2,611 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1928 | #3,744 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #4,258 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1926 | #3,417 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1925 | #3,777 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #4,406 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1923 | #4,298 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #2,254 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1921 | #3,001 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1920 | #2,616 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1919 | #3,780 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1918 | #3,399 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #2,978 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1916 | #2,561 | 10 | 0.0011% |
| 1915 | #3,116 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1914 | #2,952 | 6 | 0.0009% |
| 1913 | #2,862 | 5 | 0.0010% |
| 1912 | #2,582 | 5 | 0.0012% |
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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