Benedict

Meaning: Blessed, well spoken of
Origin: Latin

Boy's name · #814 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Benedict is climbing: on the charts since 1882, it is ranked #814 in 2025, with about 310 boys given the name last year. Roughly 10,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#501 in Austria (2025) · #702 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,015 in Canada (2025) · #1,143 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,143 in Sweden (2025) · #1,414 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,633 in France (2025) · #7,776 in Italy (2024) · #472 in Ireland (2024) · #482 in Scotland (2023) · #282 in N. Ireland (2006) · #329 in New Zealand (2005).

Famous Benedicts

Benedict XVI — Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022)
Benedict XV — Head of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922 (1854–1922)
Benedict of Nursia — Founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order (480–547)
Benedict XIV — Head of the Catholic Church from 1740 to 1758 (1675–1758)
Benedict Cumberbatch — English actor (born 1976)
Benedict Arnold — British military officer (1741–1801)
Benedict Wong — British actor (born 1971)
Benedict IX — Head of the Catholic Church variously from 1032 to 1048 (died 1055)
Benedict XIII — Head of the Catholic Church from 1724 to 1730 (1649–1730)
Benedict V — Head of the Catholic Church in 964 (c. 900–965)

In stories & tradition

Benedict^pl — The Chronicles of Amber (book series)
Benedict Ravel — Prometheus (film)
Bénédict — Operatic character in the opera Le timbre d'argent by Camille Saint-Saëns

What Benedicts become

Among 342 notable people named Benedict:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.63× more often than among typical names — e.g. Benedict Swingate Calvert, American planter, politician, and judge (1722–1788).

Similar names: Benicio · Lucio · Benton · Carlo · Augustine · Aurelio

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