boy's name

Jean-Benoît

  • Origin French
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 11
  • Births on record 1,398

Jean-Benoît is a boy's name. In 2012 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.

  • Jean-Benoît is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1986, when 60 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1945.

Jean-Benoît over time

Births per decade in France, 1940s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.

420
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Jean-Benoît by decade in France
Decade Births
1940s 20
1950s 80
1960s 160
1970s 310
1980s 420
1990s 170
2000s 65
2010s (to 2012) 10

How popular is Jean-Benoît?

In 2012, Jean-Benoît was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Jean-Benoît is used

Canada as Jean-Benoit #2,637 5 in 2008
France #5,171 5 in 2012

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Jean-Benoît is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Jean-Benoit Jean-Benoit is a spelling of Jean-Benoît, used in Canada, where it ranks #2,637. 168

Names that peaked alongside Jean-Benoît

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Jean-Benoît also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jean-Benoît over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jean-Benoît

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jean-Benoît — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jean-Benoît

Is Jean-Benoît a girl's or a boy's name?

Jean-Benoît is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Jean-Benoît most popular?

Jean-Benoît peaked in 1986, when 60 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.