Is Benedict a boy or girl name?
Benedict is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 254 boys were named Benedict, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 10,168 US babies named Benedict were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #913
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Benedict since 1882
- 10,168
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 254 babies
Boys and girls named Benedict, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 122 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 979 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,144 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 696 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 775 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 832 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 707 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 452 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 530 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 493 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 843 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,344 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,140 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 254 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 245 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 234 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 220 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 187 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 179 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 210 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 169 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 152 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 153 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 140 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 109 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 87 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,234 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 87 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 85 | #1,775 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 101 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 89 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 130 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 158 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,165 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,010 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,946 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,055 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 61 | #1,784 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,825 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 60 | #1,702 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 49 | #1,892 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 57 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 46 | #1,866 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,047 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 61 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,132 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,829 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 47 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 54 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 59 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 58 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 62 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 47 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 45 | #1,425 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 53 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 42 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 55 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 55 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 44 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 46 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 49 | #1,269 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 45 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 50 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 40 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 44 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 52 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 39 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 43 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 45 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 57 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 65 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 60 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 65 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 78 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 82 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 90 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 86 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 79 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 90 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 92 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 85 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 85 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 65 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 75 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 94 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 64 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 86 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 96 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 81 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 79 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 102 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 71 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 68 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 74 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 74 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 92 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 71 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 63 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 68 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 72 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 67 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 63 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 58 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 74 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 65 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 73 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 67 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 89 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 105 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 98 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 102 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 115 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 104 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 114 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 104 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 140 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 135 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 127 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 119 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 163 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 152 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 146 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 133 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 115 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 51 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 46 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 25 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 29 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 11 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 19 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 15 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 13 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 18 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 11 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 11 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 12 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 9 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 10 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 12 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 8 | #707 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Benedict reached #447 in 1914. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.