Benito
Benito is the Spanish form of Benedict and is both a masculine given name and a surname.
- Spanish
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Benito
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Benito is the Spanish form of Benedict and is both a masculine given name and a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Italian
The Story of Benito
Benito first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 205 Benitos were born — ranking #1,070 that year. As of 2026, Benito ranks #1,070 for baby boys with 205 births, rising sharply (+69% over the past five years). In total, more than 15K Benitos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Benito
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Names that sound like Benito
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About the name Benito
Benito is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Benito's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #512. Use the chart and map above to compare Benito'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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