Benett is a distinctive choice, ranked #2444 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Benett in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2444
About the Name Benett
Benett has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 509 places in five years. It was most popular in 2019 at #1439 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2009.
Benett is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Benett
Unlikely. With around 9 UK babies named Benett per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Benett in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Benett has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 509 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1439 in 2019. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Benett is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Benett does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Benetts in the wild.
9
UK babies named Benett (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
< 1
In a school of 600
↓ 509 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Benett
Likely around 1 other Benett in the class
UK Popularity (2009–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Benett
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sarah Barbara Benett was a suffragette, a member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and Treasurer of the Women's Freedom League (WFL). She was one of the "Brown Women" who walked from Edinburgh to London in 1912 and went on hunger strike during her imprisonment in Holloway Prison for which she received the WSPU's Hunger Strike Medal and Holloway brooch.
John Benett, of Pythouse, Wiltshire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Wiltshire 1819 to 1832 and for South Wiltshire from 1832 to 1852.