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Bennett

Bennett means "Middle English form of Benedict" and comes from Middle English, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2010s. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. Since 1900, roughly 39,035 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.

Middle EnglishMiddle English form of Benedict
LatinLatin "benedictus" – "blessed"
Births by decade
1900s
153
1910s
688
1920s
1,016
1930s
947
1940s
1,143
1950s
1,845
1960s
1,626
1970s
799
1980s
1,590
1990s
3,112
2000s
7,415
2010s
18,701
Peaked in the 2010s · 39,035 total U.S. births since 1900