Recorded 2000–2023 Boys' name Peak 2000 55 births

Benedikt — boys' name

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.

2000s72010s312020s17
2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Benedikt was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

7 babies were named Benedikt in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Benedikt

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Benedikt between 2000 and 2023, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Benedikt currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Benedikt performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Benedikt shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Benedikt in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 55 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Benedikt at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

55

Since 2000

24 years of records

Peak year

2000

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2000

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2023

Benedikt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2000

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202320212020201820172015201420122000 7

Benedikt by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
31 births that decade — 56% of Benedikt's all-time total
2000s72010s312020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Benedikt?
55 babies have been named Benedikt since 2000. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 7 births.
When was Benedikt most popular?
Benedikt was most popular in the 2010s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Benedikt been used?
Benedikt has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 24 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Benedikt?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Benjamin, Ben, Bennett, Bentley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.