Boys' name · since 1912
Benoit
Benoit has 386 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,478 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 386
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
386 babies have been named Benoit since 1912, making it today's #6478 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Benoit recorded 386 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #6478 nationally today, ahead of 53% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #9,207 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,478 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 386 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benoit ranks #9,207 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,478 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 386 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,478 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 386
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Benoit's 386 recorded births place it above 79.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Maine.
How Benoit compares
386 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Benoit's all-time total is 5% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Benoit | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 386 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Benoit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Benoit's full recorded timeline at 1948, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Benoit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Benoit by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (78 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Benoit's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Benoit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
78 births
- 1930s
1930s
42 births
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 78 births (20% of all-time use).
Benoit by state
Where Benoit concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maine | | 10 | 2.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 1.3% |
10 of 386 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Benoit's data
- Benoit's decade-level peak was the 1920s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maine records the most Benoits (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maine 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 Benoit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Benoit 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.