Bennette
Bennette is a surname and unisex given name of English origin, a variant of Bennett. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Bennette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bennette is a surname and unisex given name of English origin, a variant of Bennett. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Bennette
As a girl name
Bennette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1952, when 10 Bennettes were born — ranking #3,552 that year. As of 2026, Bennette ranks #11,069 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 74 Bennettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Bennette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1919, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1935, when 7 Bennettes were born — ranking #2,951 that year. As of 2026, Bennette ranks #4,439 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 30 Bennettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bennette
Bennette is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 74 births in the dataset. Bennette's peak popularity came in 1952 when it ranked #3,552. Use the chart and map above to compare Bennette's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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