Meaning and history
A medieval form of Benedict, Bennett was the more common spelling in England until the 18th century. Its modern use is probably also influenced by the common surname Bennett, which itself derives from the medieval name.
20062006: 817 births, rank #366
2007: 826 births, rank #371
2008: 863 births, rank #362
2009: 1,048 births, rank #308
2010: 1,212 births, rank #279
20112011: 1,492 births, rank #241
2012: 1,911 births, rank #201
2013: 2,075 births, rank #194
2014: 2,550 births, rank #166
2015: 2,714 births, rank #154
20162016: 2,942 births, rank #140
2017: 3,180 births, rank #123
2018: 3,301 births, rank #120
2019: 3,531 births, rank #108
2020: 3,601 births, rank #101
20212021: 3,939 births, rank #90
2022: 4,105 births, rank #83
2023: 4,422 births, rank #74
2024: 5,109 births, rank #60
20252025: 6,268 births, rank #40
Bennett has made a dramatic comeback. After first appearing in the US records in 1880, it fell to #998 by 1978, before climbing to #40 in 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 6,268.