Bennett is the medieval English form of Benedict, from the Latin benedictus, and means "blessed". It survived mainly as a surname and has been revived as a given name in the United States, where it fits the current taste for two-syllable surnames ending in -ett. Bennett ranked number 441 in 2000, has climbed every single year since 2015, when it stood at number 154, and reached number 40 among boys in 2025, its highest rank ever.