Is Benita a boy or girl name?
Benita was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 13,658 US babies named Benita were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,229
- Babies named Benita since 1889
- 13,658
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 480 babies
Boys and girls named Benita, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 92 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 422 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 668 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,069 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,117 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,889 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,720 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,771 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 949 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 474 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 221 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 149 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 66 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,229 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,299 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,615 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,983 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,040 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,205 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,251 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,881 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,059 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,864 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,723 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,710 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,734 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,827 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,262 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,134 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,120 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,555 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,397 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,833 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,781 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,933 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,396 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,034 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,420 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,212 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,928 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,166 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,033 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,653 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,664 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,679 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,846 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,059 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,103 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,640 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,987 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,631 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,657 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,382 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,351 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,266 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,117 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,093 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,098 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,019 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,002 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 158 | #898 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 136 | #939 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 161 | #833 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 156 | #842 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 172 | #778 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 209 | #695 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 219 | #695 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 286 | #606 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 278 | #594 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 278 | #575 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 302 | #542 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 311 | #535 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 377 | #487 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 371 | #510 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 399 | #487 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 449 | #454 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 480 | #445 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 475 | #447 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 394 | #489 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 345 | #522 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 317 | #538 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 283 | #557 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 315 | #521 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 297 | #517 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 250 | #552 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 243 | #552 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 255 | #518 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 190 | #606 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 184 | #606 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 163 | #652 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 127 | #763 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 122 | #733 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 88 | #804 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 86 | #821 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 88 | #830 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 84 | #832 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 96 | #719 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 79 | #797 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 98 | #688 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 92 | #713 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 112 | #640 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 134 | #564 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 124 | #578 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 123 | #587 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 132 | #553 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 79 | #760 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 97 | #678 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 78 | #801 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 88 | #747 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 71 | #864 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 68 | #904 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 82 | #801 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 56 | #996 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 81 | #829 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 64 | #913 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,060 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,073 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 57 | #969 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 64 | #876 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 69 | #863 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 50 | #986 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,030 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 49 | #946 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 40 | #933 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,070 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 30 | #921 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 30 | #790 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,001 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,226 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,092 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,655 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,104 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,019 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,269 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,138 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,707 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,330 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,270 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,273 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,301 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,461 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,293 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,106 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,225 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,305 |
Highest rank
Benita has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #445 in 1961. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Benita
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.