Bennet

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A few things about Bennet you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Bennet

Bennet Omalu

Nigerian-American pathologist

Choose Bennet and your child shares a first name with Bennet Omalu, a Nigerian-American pathologist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Bennet, like who?” Bennet Omalu's Wikipedia article is available in 20 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 200,000 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Bennet, 8 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Bennet would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBennet first shows up in US birth records in 1910, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 115 years since.
• 🏆Best yearBennet is at its all-time high right now: #10,917 in 2025.
• ✨New on the sceneBennet wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2009.
• 💬MeaningBennet is an English form of Benedict, which means “blessed”.

About the name Bennet

Bennet is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “blessed”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with B and ending in “-net”. US birth records list Bennet for girls from 2009 to 2025, in 12 of those 17 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #10,917 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #10,917, with 8 babies.

Origin:Latin names