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Benedict
A human name. Not yet an agent name, as far as the registry knows.
Human name3 syllables3 tokens
Costs 3 tokens on GPT; Claude pending. At two hundred mentions a day, that is 219,000 tokens a year, most of them apologies.
Recorded as
Boys
In 2025
#814 for boys
Peak
2025, #814
Since 1880
10,475 babies
On licences
50 dogs in New York
What the numbers say
Benedict was given to 305 boys in 2025, ranking 814th for the year. It peaked in 2025, when it ranked 814th and went to 305 babies. It has appeared in 140 of the 146 years on record. It has climbed 255 places since 2020. It is also on 50 dog licences in New York City, ranked 2,072nd among dogs there, and on 1 in Seattle.
Siblings from the same year
Names that peaked alongside Benedict, for a fleet with a birth year.
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On an agent
There is no agent tradition around Benedict yet. The registry has 0 bearers. Familiar without being everywhere. Nobody at standup will ask you to spell it.
Sources
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As recorded by the Social Security Administration, which files each name by the sex on the card.