Boys' name · since 1996
Benett
Benett has 330 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,075 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,993 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 330
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Benett is the #6993 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 330 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Benett recorded 330 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #6993 nationally today, ahead of 50% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #10,075 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,993 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 330 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benett ranks #10,075 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,993 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 330 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,075 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,993 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 330
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Benett's 330 recorded births place it above 77.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Benett compares
330 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Benett's all-time total is 11% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Benett | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 330 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Benett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Benett's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Benett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Benett by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (126 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Benett's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Benett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 126 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Benett's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (126 total births) through the 2020s (80) -- 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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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, 1996–2025 (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 Benett 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.