girl's name
Benoite
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 1,865
Benoite is a girl's name. In 2007 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 1900, when 100 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Benoite over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2007, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 735 |
| 1910s | 335 |
| 1920s | 225 |
| 1930s | 115 |
| 1940s | 95 |
| 1950s | 100 |
| 1960s | 80 |
| 1970s | 85 |
| 1980s | 60 |
| 1990s | 20 |
| 2000s (to 2007) | 15 |
How popular is Benoite?
In 2007, Benoite was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Benoite is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Benoîte | Benoîte is a rare spelling of Benoite, written with a circumflex and recorded about 30 times, mostly in France. | 30 |
Names that peaked alongside Benoite
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Benoite also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Benoite over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Benoite
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Benoite — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Benoite
Is Benoite a girl's or a boy's name?
Benoite is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Benoite most popular?
Benoite peaked in 1900, when 100 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.