How Many People Are Named Benedikt?
An estimated 55 people in the United States have the first name Benedikt. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Benedikt peaked in popularity in 2000 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benedikt 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 Benedikt paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Benedikt is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
55
About 1 in 6,231,897 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2000
7 births
Total Registered
55
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benedikt
Benedikt is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 55 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Benedikt as a male name
Ranked #10,986 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2000 (7 births)
Benedikt: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benedikt span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 31 babies were registered. While Benedikt is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Benedikt by Decade
How has Benedikt 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.
Benedikt + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benedikt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Benedikt
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Benedikt: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benedikt?
We estimate approximately 55 people named Benedikt 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 6,231,897 Americans share this first name.
Is Benedikt a common name?
Benedikt is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 55.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 55 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benedikt most popular?
Benedikt reached peak popularity in 2000, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benedikt is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benedikt a male name?
Benedikt is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benedikt Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benedikt Smith, Benedikt Johnson, Benedikt 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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