Boy name · Latin
Bennett
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: blessedBennett is a boy's name that comes from Latin and means "blessed". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- Blessed
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Boy
- US rank
- #40 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Bennett
As a boy's name, Bennett comes from Latin and means "blessed". It is used in English.
Bennett is also a surname: the 90th most common in the 2020 US Census, held by 239,397 people. See the most common last names.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
Bennett on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Bennett on 3 lists.
“From Benedict, Latin for blessed”
From Redneck names for boys, classic country boy names
“Blessed; Latin. Medieval form of Benedict”
From Boy middle names, surname middle names for boys
“From Benedict, Latin for blessed”
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How popular is Bennett?
- US rank in 2025
- #40
- 6,268 babies, 3,670 per million boys
- Best rank
- #40 in 2025
- 6,268 babies that year
- Babies since 1880
- At least 72,514
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 118 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 103 per million |
| 1900s | 113 per million |
| 1910s | 102 per million |
| 1920s | 92 per million |
| 1930s | 90 per million |
| 1940s | 76 per million |
| 1950s | 91 per million |
| 1960s | 84 per million |
| 1970s | 48 per million |
| 1980s | 85 per million |
| 1990s | 155 per million |
| 2000s | 357 per million |
| 2010s | 1,325 per million |
| 2020s | 2,648 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #140 | #123 | #120 | #108 | #101 | #90 | #83 | #74 | #60 | #40 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Other forms of Bennett
The same name in other languages and spellings, with the same meaning and origin.
- BeatBlessed (Latin, boy)
- BeneditoBlessed (Latin, boy)
- BenedyktBlessed (Latin, boy)
- BenitoBlessed (Latin, boy)
- VenediktBlessed (Latin, boy)
Names spelled like Bennett
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- BeckettFrom a surname, possibly from beak or stream (Middle English, boy)
Names with a similar meaning
- AsherHappy, blessed (Hebrew, boy)
- BaruchBlessed (Hebrew, boy)
- GwenWhite, fair, blessed (Welsh, girl)
- GwendolynBlessed ring (Welsh, girl)
- HelgaHoly, blessed (Old Norse, girl)
- WynnFair, white, blessed (Welsh, unisex)
- AnwenVery fair, very blessed (Welsh, girl)
- BeataBlessed, happy (Latin, girl)
- BeateBlessed, happy (Latin, girl)
- BeatrizVoyager, blessed (Latin, girl)
Middle names for Bennett
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
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Bennett: common questions
What does the name Bennett mean?
Bennett comes from Latin and means "blessed".
Is Bennett a boy or girl name?
Bennett is mainly a boy's name. In 2025, 290 girls and 6,268 boys in the US were named Bennett, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Bennett come from?
Bennett comes from Latin and means "blessed". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Bennett?
Bennett ranked #40 in the US in 2025, with 6,268 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What are other forms of Bennett?
Forms of Bennett with the same meaning and origin include Beat (German), Benedito (Portuguese), Benedykt (Polish), Benito (Spanish) and Venedikt (Russian).
What middle names go with Bennett?
Middle names that flow well with Bennett include Ansel, Finn, Grant, Hugh and Isaac. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.