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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
View as table
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

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

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.

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.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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.