Boys' name · since 2000
Benedikt
55 babies named Benedikt in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,475 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 55
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
55 boys have been named Benedikt since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benedikt has been recorded 55 times among boys since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2023.
- #21,475 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 55 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benedikt ranks #21,475 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,475 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 55
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Benedikt's 55 recorded births place it above 52.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Benedikt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Benedikt splits its recorded history at 2017: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Benedikt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2023
- Peak year (2000)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Benedikt by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (31 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Benedikt's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Benedikt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 31 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Benedikt's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Benedikt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Benedikt draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.