How Many People Are Named Benito?
people named Benito are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 31,218 people in the US has this name
Based on 14,804 babies named Benito in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
226 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish form of BENEDICT. This name was borne by Mexican president Benito Juárez, and also by Benito Mussolini (who was named after Juárez), the fascist dictator of Italy during World War II.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Benito (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Benito alive today is about 38 years old, and 41% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 20 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Benito first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 226 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Benito has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #513, in 1929. In 2025 it ranked #1,002.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,002 |
| Best rank | #513 (1929) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #791 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Benito alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Benito were born in Texas than in any other state: about 4,047 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Benito was given 8.7 times as often in New Mexico, 7.1 times in Texas and 2.2 times in California.
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