Benedict is a boy's name of German origin meaning “blessed.” In 2024 it was given to 254 boys in the United States.
Benedict belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “blessed” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Benedict first appears in Social Security records in 1882. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #447 in 1914, and in 2024 254 babies received the name — 10,168 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Benedict means “blessed” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Benedict is a boy name. In 2024, 254 babies received the name in the US.
Benedict comes from the German tradition.
Benedict first appears in US records in 1882. Its best-ever ranking was #447 in 1914, and 254 babies were given the name in 2024.
Benedict is pronounced /ˈbɛnədɪkt/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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