The first name Benedikt
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 boys were named Benedikt, making it the 5,137th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2007, with 6 births (#2,741).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Benedikt with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Benedikt at birth, 1880–2025
In 2023, 6 boys born in the United States were named Benedikt, the 10,996th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2000, when 7 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Benedikt
20 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Benedikt HöwedesGerman association football player, born 1988
- Benedikt DollGerman biathlete, born 1990
- Benedikt WagnerGerman fencer, born 1990
- Benedikt RöckerGerman footballer, born 1989
- Benedikt RejtGerman architect, 1454–1534
- Benedikt NieseGerman classical scholar (1849–1910)
- Benedikt CarpzovGerman legal scientist (1595-1666)
- Benedikt SchackAustrian opera singer and composer, 1758–1826
- Benedikt FernandezGerman footballer, born 1985
- Benedikt RoezlCzech traveller, writer and gardener (1823–1885)
- Benedikt Sveinbjarnarson Gröndal1826–1907
- Benedikt GimberAssociation football player, born 1997
Questions
- How popular is the name Benedikt?
- In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Benedikt, ranking 5,137th. Its peak was 2007, with 6 births.
- When was Benedikt most popular?
- 2000 in the United States, when 7 babies were named Benedikt, its highest rank at 8,291st.