Bemnet comes from the African / Yoruba / Swahili tradition, meaning "Bemnet" means "faithful, loyal friend.".
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How popular is Bemnet?
2016peak year
Bemnet first appears in the U.S. registration record in 2001. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2016, 12 babies received the name (ranked #8977). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #11658), with roughly 10 babies named Bemnet each year. Bemnet has been declining in recent years. In total, around 130 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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