How Many People Are Named Benedict?
An estimated 6,539 people in the United States have the first name Benedict. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Benedict peaked in popularity in 2024 with 254 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benedict as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Benedict paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,539
About 1 in 52,417 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
2024
254 births
Total Registered
10,168
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benedict
Benedict is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10,168 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Benedict as a male name
Ranked #913 in 2024
254 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (254 births)
Benedict: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benedict span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,344 babies were registered. Benedict remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Benedict by Decade
How has Benedict tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Benedict by State
Birth registrations for Benedict span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Oregon, Oklahoma, Kentucky. On average, about 168 Benedicts were registered per state.
Benedict + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benedict as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Benedict
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Benedict: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benedict?
We estimate approximately 6,539 people named Benedict are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 52,417 Americans share this first name.
Is Benedict a common name?
Benedict is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,168 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benedict most popular?
Benedict reached peak popularity in 2024, when 254 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benedict is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benedict a male name?
Benedict is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benedict Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benedict Smith, Benedict Johnson, Benedict Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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