Gender
Origin
- Italian
- Blessed
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Benito
Pronunciation
b(e)-ni-to
More about the name
Benito is the Spanish form of Benedict and is both a masculine given name and a surname.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1002, 226 births)
- Girls: peak in 1981 (rank #9098, 6 births); most recent 1991 (rank #13143, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 226 | – |
| 2024 | 170 | – |
| 2023 | 201 | – |
| 2022 | 191 | – |
| 2021 | 176 | – |
| 2020 | 101 | – |
| 2019 | 105 | – |
| 2018 | 86 | – |
| 2017 | 104 | – |
| 2016 | 79 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #939, 15 births); most recent 2024 (rank #4266, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1965 (rank #533, 18 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence