Benedict · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1882

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 140 recorded years as a table

Benedict, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1882	70
1883	48
1885	111
1886	63
1889	63
1890	90
1891	59
1892	74
1894	60
1895	68
1896	100
1897	53
1898	65
1899	56
1900	73
1901	66
1902	41
1903	92
1904	140
1905	98
1906	113
1907	129
1908	71
1909	73
1910	149
1911	111
1912	107
1913	99
1914	176
1915	157
1916	164
1917	164
1918	161
1919	121
1920	119
1921	123
1922	129
1923	95
1924	101
1925	93
1926	104
1927	91
1928	88
1929	98
1930	81
1931	64
1932	70
1933	66
1934	72
1935	56
1936	61
1937	63
1938	65
1939	61
1940	54
1941	58
1942	67
1943	52
1944	54
1945	51
1946	44
1947	56
1948	45
1949	46
1950	54
1951	46
1952	33
1953	48
1954	37
1955	31
1956	40
1957	39
1958	43
1959	42
1960	38
1961	40
1962	44
1963	40
1964	39
1965	35
1966	34
1967	37
1968	33
1969	25
1970	23
1971	22
1972	32
1973	28
1974	25
1975	32
1976	29
1977	30
1978	28
1979	26
1980	31
1981	31
1982	23
1983	30
1984	25
1985	25
1986	34
1987	31
1988	31
1989	27
1990	23
1991	21
1992	18
1993	31
1994	21
1995	24
1996	30
1997	26
1998	31
1999	28
2000	31
2001	26
2002	29
2003	29
2004	27
2005	79
2006	63
2007	43
2008	50
2009	43
2010	45
2011	31
2012	46
2013	58
2014	73
2015	80
2016	80
2017	91
2018	116
2019	100
2020	108
2021	126
2022	134
2023	143
2024	149
2025	179

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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Kansas 4.5×
Minnesota 3.7×
Virginia 2.4×
Michigan 2.1×
Indiana 1.9×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 305
Rank in 2025: #814
How rare: 1 in 5,600 boys
Since 1882: 10,475

Most popular in 2025, at 179 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 124% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Kansas	4.5×	29
Minnesota	3.7×	42
Virginia	2.4×	42
Michigan	2.1×	39
Indiana	1.9×	29

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.