Benoit

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Benoit first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 255 babies (rank #141 that year). In 2024 it was given to 27 boys (rank #950). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Benoit

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Benoit yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,626

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

255

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Benoit

Benoit Mandelbrotuniversity teacher · b. 1924
Benoît Hamonpolitician · b. 1967
Benoît Assou-Ekottoassociation football player · b. 1984
Benoît Costilassociation football player · b. 1987
Benoît Badiashileassociation football player · b. 2001

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	255	#141
1992	221	#160
1993	209	#164
1994	156	#181
1995	149	#209
1996	125	#233
1997	118	#238
1998	86	#295
1999	99	#260
2000	63	#356
2001	58	#384
2002	68	#334
2003	63	#364
2004	66	#362
2005	41	#550
2006	71	#372
2007	62	#434
2008	56	#479
2009	57	#476
2010	60	#463
2011	41	#620
2012	63	#445
2013	45	#598
2014	43	#629
2015	57	#494
2016	44	#607
2017	31	#805
2018	30	#808
2019	35	#722
2020	35	#725
2021	40	#684
2022	25	#967
2023	27	#902
2024	27	#950