Benito Boy
How popular is Benito?
#1,002 boy name in 2025
226 baby boys were named Benito in the US in 2025, making it the 1002nd most popular boy name.
Benito popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,002 for boys (▲ 191 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 226 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+157% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,740 in 2015, #1,600 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (226 boys) |
| Highest rank | #512 in 1929 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Benito counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Benito family of names ranked #909 for boys in 2025 (#1,070 the year before), with 233 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Benito | 226 | 97% |
| Bennito | 7 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Benito is most popular
Babies named Benito per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Mexico: 0.3 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Arizona: 0.3 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- California: 0.3 per 1,000 (239 boys)
- Texas: 0.2 per 1,000 (194 boys)
- Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (53 boys)
Benito by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | #745 |
| 1890s | 40 | #629 |
| 1900s | 93 | #590 |
| 1910s | 372 | #598 |
| 1920s | 969 | #512 |
| 1930s | 909 | #574 |
| 1940s | 1,056 | #549 |
| 1950s | 1,317 | #581 |
| 1960s | 1,383 | #603 |
| 1970s | 1,602 | #621 |
| 1980s | 1,581 | #648 |
| 1990s | 1,807 | #737 |
| 2000s | 1,554 | #893 |
| 2010s | 1,011 | #1,350 |
| 2020s | 1,067 | #1,002 |
Boy names about as popular as Benito
Questions
- Is Benito a boy or girl name?
- Benito is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Benito were boys.
- How popular is the name Benito?
- 226 baby boys were named Benito in the US in 2025, making it the 1002nd most popular boy name.
- When was Benito most popular?
- Benito peaked in 2025, when 226 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #512 in 1929.
- How many people are named Benito?
- 14,804 babies have been named Benito in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,062 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 38.
- Where is Benito most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Benito was most common in New Mexico, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.