Is Bennet a boy or girl name?

Bennet is a boy’s name. Of the 2,176 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.7% were girls and 96.3% were boys.

Bennet

Recorded 1910–2025 · United States

Bennet was most popular in 2025, when 109 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,335 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,335, with 109 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,176 people named Bennet.

Bennet over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bennet’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bennet a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bennet is a boy’s name — 3.7% of the 2,176 Americans given it were girls and 96.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Bennet

Where Bennet is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org