Benigna
Benigna is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Ancient Roman.
- Spanish
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Ancient Roman
Meaning & Origin of Benigna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Benigna is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Ancient Roman.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Benigna
Benigna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1915: 9 births, good for #2,900 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 56% of all recorded Benignas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1987 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 95 Benignas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Benigna
Benigna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 95 births in the dataset. Benigna's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #2,900. Use the chart and map above to compare Benigna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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