Boys' name · since 1880
Bennett
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 72,514 babies named Bennett, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #391 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #40 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 72,514
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
72,514 babies have been named Bennett since 1880, making it today's #40 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bennett has been recorded 72,514 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #40 nationally and more common than 99.7% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #391 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #40 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 72,514 born since 1880
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bennett ranks #391 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #40 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 72,514 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.
- #391 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #40 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 72,514
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Bennett's 72,514 recorded births place it above 99.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Bennett compares
72,514 Top 3% higher than 97% of 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
Bennett's all-time total is 197x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bennett | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 72,514 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6,268 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bennett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bennett's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1886, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 6,268, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bennett popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 6,268
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Bennett popularity over time - girls
2,340 total births recorded since 1917 (Bennett as girls' name)
Bennett by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (27,444 births, 38% of the file).
2020s was Bennett's strongest decade.
27,444 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Bennett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 129
1880s
129 births
- 1890s 118
1890s
118 births
- 1900s 153
1900s
153 births
- 1910s 683
1910s
683 births
- 1920s 1,009
1920s
1,009 births
- 1930s 948
1930s
948 births
- 1940s 1,137
1940s
1,137 births
- 1950s 1,841
1950s
1,841 births
- 1960s 1,626
1960s
1,626 births
- 1970s 797
1970s
797 births
- 1980s 1,573
1980s
1,573 births
- 1990s 3,020
1990s
3,020 births
- 2000s 7,128
2000s
7,128 births
- 2010s
2010s
24,908 births
- 2020s
2020s
27,444 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27,444 births (38% of all-time use).
How Bennett compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bennett's total volume
Bennett by state
Where Bennett concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,768 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,479 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 3,336 | 4.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 3,018 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 2,952 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,931 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 2,873 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 2,465 | 3.4% |
4,768 of 72,514 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Bennett appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bennett's data
- California records the most Bennetts (4,768 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bennett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Bennett 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.