NameTides

Benedict

Benedict was the #814 boys' name in the US in 2025 (305 babies), and #702 in England & Wales and #1,015 in Canada.

Benedict as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Benedict as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Benedict as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#814 (305)#702 (50)———#1,015 (25)
2024#914 (256)#721 (49)——#472 (7)#871 (29)
2023#928 (245)#651 (54)#482 (6)—#436 (8)#819 (30)
2022#967 (234)#679 (50)——#657 (4)#745 (34)
2021#996 (220)#641 (57)———#853 (29)
2020#1,069 (187)#690 (49)#536 (5)—#741 (3)#906 (26)
2019#1,102 (179)#787 (40)#609 (4)——#1,101 (19)
2018#984 (210)#504 (77)———#938 (24)
2017#1,129 (169)#454 (91)#733 (3)—#710 (3)#864 (27)
2016#1,229 (152)#442 (93)#592 (4)——#1,000 (22)
2015#1,205 (153)#341 (136)#426 (7)—#554 (5)#847 (27)
2014#1,272 (140)#341 (132)#439 (7)—#715 (3)#1,062 (19)
2013#1,492 (109)#350 (117)#590 (4)——#1,551 (11)
2012#1,729 (87)#370 (114)——#718 (3)#1,466 (12)
2011#2,232 (58)#420 (94)———#1,802 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #814.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1882.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,600 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 5,600uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Benedict is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,400 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 5,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Benedict by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #437WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #287MNIllinois: #752ILMichigan: #601MINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: #620MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #493IAIndiana: #579INOhio: #595OHPennsylvania: #742PANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,582CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #680CONebraska: #293NEMissouri: #518MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #525VAMaryland: #809MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #324KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #777TNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #621OKLouisiana: #775LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #853GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #856TXFlorida: #1,191FL
Benedict (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#84913

Benedict (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BenedictCanadaGirls—too few
BenedictCanadaBoys#1,01525
BenedictEngland & WalesGirls—too few
BenedictEngland & WalesBoys#70250
BenedictIrelandBoys—too few
BenedictNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
BenedictScotlandBoys—too few
BenedictUSBoys#814305