Is Benito a boy or girl name?
Benito is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 170 boys were named Benito, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 14,577 US babies named Benito were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,196
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Benito since 1880
- 14,577
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 201 babies
Boys and girls named Benito, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 372 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 969 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 909 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 1,056 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,318 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 1,383 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,602 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1980s | 1,581 | 11 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 1,807 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 1,554 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,011 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 839 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 170 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 201 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 191 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 176 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 101 | #1,601 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 105 | #1,581 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 86 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 104 | #1,568 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 79 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 88 | #1,742 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 92 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 118 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 106 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 125 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 108 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 119 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 146 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 165 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 182 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 152 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 156 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 161 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 147 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 152 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 174 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 177 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 166 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 176 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 198 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 190 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 193 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 176 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 196 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 171 | #783 | 5 | #13,389 |
| 1990 | 164 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 148 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 139 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 152 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 167 | #701 | 5 | #11,078 |
| 1985 | 141 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 157 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 156 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 175 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 167 | #664 | 6 | #9,229 |
| 1980 | 179 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 178 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 154 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 171 | #648 | 5 | #9,779 |
| 1976 | 174 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 151 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 166 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 145 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 143 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 156 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 164 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 148 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 159 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 130 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 120 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 147 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 170 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 139 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 130 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 110 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 130 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 103 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 147 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 131 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 131 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 134 | #644 | 5 | #5,897 |
| 1954 | 139 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 147 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 125 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 125 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 136 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 148 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 116 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 121 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 124 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 98 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 92 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 91 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 79 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 96 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 91 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 82 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 75 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 82 | #656 | 5 | #4,309 |
| 1936 | 94 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 96 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 103 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 89 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 81 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 105 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 102 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 131 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 117 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 94 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 71 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 102 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 121 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 87 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 87 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 75 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 84 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 63 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 58 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 66 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 44 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 34 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 24 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 18 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 23 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 13 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 11 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 13 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 16 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 10 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 9 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 10 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #752 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Benito reached #513 in 1929. As a girl name, it reached #4,309 in 1937. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Benito
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.