US rank #11142 Unisex name Peak 1952 74 births

Bennette — #11142 US unisex name

74 babies named Bennette in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s51940s111950s211960s131980s62020s13
#11142
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 37% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Bennette was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

10 babies were named Bennette in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bennette

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Bennette between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bennette currently holds the #11142 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Bennette is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 30 additional births since 1919.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bennette performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Bennette shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bennette 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 74 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.

Bennette at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

74

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1952

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#11,142

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bennette popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1952)
10
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
4681012 202420201981196219611958195219511949194019321915 5

Bennette popularity over time — boys

30 total births recorded since 1919 (Bennette as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 30 births
4.555.566.577.5 19721961193519201919 6

Bennette by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
21 births that decade — 28% of Bennette's all-time total
1910s51930s51940s111950s211960s131980s62020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bennette?
74 babies have been named Bennette since 1915. It currently ranks #11142 among girls. The peak year was 1952 with 10 births.
When was Bennette most popular?
Bennette was most popular in the 1950s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
Is Bennette a unisex name?
Yes, Bennette is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 74 births, and as a boy's name it has 30 births.
How long has the name Bennette been used?
Bennette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bennette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Benita, Bennie, Bentley, Benjamin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.