Name meaning & stats
Benoit
Benoit means “blessed” (Latin origin). 212 US babies since 1940, peak 2025. Notable Benoits are 1.6× over-represented as ice hockey players.
What it means
“blessed”
LatinSpelling of Bennett
Bennett around the world
- Беннетт · Russian
- Беннетт · Ukrainian
- بينيت · Arabic
- ベネット · Japanese
- 貝內特 · Chinese
- Bendix
- Benedikt · Icelandic
- Bento
- Benno · Dutch
- Bent · Danish
Famous Bennetts
- Bennett Miller · film director, film producer
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
212 US babies were named Benoit between 1940 and 2025.
Where Benoits end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Writer | 1.4× | Low · 4 people |
| Professor | 1.4× | Low · 4 people |
| Ice hockey player | 1.6× | Low · 4 people |
| Sculptor | 1.4× | Low · 2 people |
Among notable men who are ice hockey players, Benoits show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people born 1940–2005 in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 351 Bennetts spell it Benoit
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)