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Benoit

/bəˈnɔɪt/ · 100% boys · 13 born in 2025

Benoit has been given to about 386 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/bəˈnɔɪt/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 219
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Benoit per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1922 · 14
  • Born in 202513
  • All time386

How popular is Benoit?

Its best year was 1922, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 2254th. The typical living American called Benoit is about 38 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Benoit

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Benedict0.61
  2. Bennett0.57
  3. Kermit0.57
  4. Emmit0.57
  5. Bennie0.55
  6. Benito0.55
  7. Benny0.52
  8. Benicio0.50

Middle names for Benoit

Ranked by flow score
  1. Benoit Paul0.77
  2. Benoit John0.77
  3. Benoit Lee0.77
  4. Benoit Dean0.76
  5. Benoit Wade0.76
  6. Benoit Ross0.76

Sibling names for Benoit

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.69
  2. Forestbrother · 0.68
  3. Ilasister · 0.67
  4. Amosbrother · 0.66
  5. Elouisesister · 0.66
  6. Ambrosebrother · 0.66

Where Benoit is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Benoit Anderson0.77
  2. Benoit Reyes0.72
  3. Benoit Nguyen0.72
  4. Benoit Moore0.72
  5. Benoit Lee0.72
  6. Benoit Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Benoit

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Benoit across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.