How Many People Are Named Benoit?
An estimated 191 people in the United States have the first name Benoit. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Benoit peaked in popularity in 1922 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benoit 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 Benoit paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
191
About 1 in 1,794,525 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1922
14 births
Total Registered
372
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benoit
Benoit is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 372 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Benoit as a male name
Ranked #6,937 in 2023
12 male births in 2023
Peak: 1922 (14 births)
Benoit: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benoit span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 78 babies were registered. Benoit has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Benoit by Decade
How has Benoit 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.
Benoit by State
Benoit + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benoit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Benoit: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benoit?
We estimate approximately 191 people named Benoit 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 1,794,525 Americans share this first name.
Is Benoit a common name?
Benoit is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 372 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benoit most popular?
Benoit reached peak popularity in 1922, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benoit is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benoit a male name?
Benoit is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benoit Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benoit Smith, Benoit Johnson, Benoit 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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