Benedict
Boy8 letters
Unranked
in 2025
0
babies in 2025
#155
best rank (1964)
219
babies since 1964
Benedict through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #454 |
| 2023 | 8 | #426 |
| 2022 | 4 | #634 |
| 2020 | 3 | #706 |
| 2017 | 3 | #710 |
| 2015 | 5 | #555 |
| 2014 | 3 | #715 |
| 2012 | 3 | #718 |
| 2010 | 4 | #611 |
| 2009 | 3 | #701 |
| 2008 | 6 | #472 |
| 2006 | 9 | #315 |
| 2005 | 13 | #239 |
| 2004 | 6 | #352 |
| 2003 | 8 | #292 |
| 2002 | 5 | #348 |
| 2001 | 4 | #347 |
| 2000 | 3 | #390 |
| 1999 | 5 | #290 |
| 1997 | 3 | #382 |
| 1996 | 3 | #369 |
| 1994 | 3 | #342 |
| 1993 | 5 | #275 |
| 1992 | 5 | #267 |
| 1991 | 4 | #288 |
| 1990 | 5 | #256 |
| 1983 | 4 | #282 |
| 1982 | 4 | #286 |
| 1980 | 3 | #321 |
| 1979 | 3 | #324 |
| 1978 | 3 | #326 |
| 1976 | 5 | #258 |
| 1975 | 5 | #265 |
| 1974 | 3 | #321 |
| 1973 | 4 | #290 |
| 1972 | 3 | #307 |
| 1971 | 5 | #257 |
| 1970 | 5 | #251 |
| 1968 | 6 | #207 |
| 1967 | 10 | #169 |
| 1966 | 7 | #185 |
| 1965 | 9 | #167 |
| 1964 | 10 | #155 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Benedict yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Benedict | under 3 | 219 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #247 (2005); 9 babies since 2005.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.