How Many People Are Named Benedetta?
An estimated 153 people in the United States have the first name Benedetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Benedetta peaked in popularity in 1921 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benedetta 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 Benedetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
153
About 1 in 2,240,224 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1921
18 births
Total Registered
414
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benedetta
Benedetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 414 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Benedetta as a female name
Ranked #12,329 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (18 births)
Benedetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benedetta span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 105 babies were registered. Benedetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Benedetta by Decade
How has Benedetta 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.
Benedetta by State
Benedetta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benedetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Benedetta
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Benedetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benedetta?
We estimate approximately 153 people named Benedetta 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 2,240,224 Americans share this first name.
Is Benedetta a common name?
Benedetta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 414 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benedetta most popular?
Benedetta reached peak popularity in 1921, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benedetta is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benedetta a female name?
Benedetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benedetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benedetta Smith, Benedetta Johnson, Benedetta 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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