How Many People Are Named Benancio?
An estimated 187 people in the United States have the first name Benancio. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Benancio peaked in popularity in 1999 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benancio as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Benancio paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
187
About 1 in 1,832,911 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1999
11 births
Total Registered
284
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benancio
Benancio is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 284 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Benancio as a male name
Ranked #8,391 in 2008
9 male births in 2008
Peak: 1999 (11 births)
Benancio: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benancio span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 47 babies were registered. While Benancio is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Benancio by Decade
How has Benancio tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Benancio by State
Benancio + Last Name Combinations
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Benancio: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benancio?
We estimate approximately 187 people named Benancio are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,832,911 Americans share this first name.
Is Benancio a common name?
Benancio is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 284 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benancio most popular?
Benancio reached peak popularity in 1999, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benancio is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benancio a male name?
Benancio is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benancio Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benancio Smith, Benancio Johnson, Benancio Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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