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Benedict

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Benedict: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Benedict: Recorded since 1964, its highest recorded position is #155, and it stood at #702 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2003–2008

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2003 to 2008, ranging from #4373 to #5545.200320052008#4373#5545
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2003#4373
2005#4798
2008#5545

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 43 of the 61 years from 1964 to 2024.

In 2024: #472 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #721 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1964–2024

    Highest recorded position: #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2024).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #702 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #155 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Benedict's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#70250HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#72149HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#65154HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#67950HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#64157HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#69049HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#78740HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#50477HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#45491HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#44293HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#341136HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#341132HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#350117HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#370114HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#42094HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#44984HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#44783HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#55453HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#38299HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#37697HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#263139HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#47983HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#211177HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#217170HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#43733HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#205176HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#198173HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#195172HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#176196HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#165209HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#174193HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#171200HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#185176HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#2824HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#2475HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#4727HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#4368HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#6574HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#5545HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#7153HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#7183HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#6114HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#4726HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#3149HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#23913HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3516HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#2928HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#3485HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#3474HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3903HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#2905HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#3823HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#3693HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#3423HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#2755HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#2675HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#2565HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#2824HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#2864HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#3243HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#3263HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#2585HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#2655HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#2904HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandmale#2575HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandmale#2515HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandmale#2076HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandmale#16910HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandmale#1857HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandmale#1679HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandmale#15510HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Benedict is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Benedict, between 1964 and 2025, in 52 of those 62 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1964Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1965Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1966Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1968Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1964England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1999Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: highest position in 200519642025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1964–202443#155 in 1964
England and Wales1996–202530#165 in 1999
Northern Ireland2005–20062#247 in 2005

Its high point came 41 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1964) than in Northern Ireland (2005).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1983; it appears again in 1990.

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What is known about Benedict

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How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1964–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #155 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.