How Many People Are Named Benedetto?
An estimated 563 people in the United States have the first name Benedetto. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Benedetto peaked in popularity in 1915 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benedetto 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 Benedetto paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
563
About 1 in 608,800 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1915
21 births
Total Registered
867
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benedetto
Benedetto is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 867 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Benedetto as a male name
Ranked #11,077 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1915 (21 births)
Benedetto: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benedetto span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 106 babies were registered. While Benedetto is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Benedetto by Decade
How has Benedetto 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.
Benedetto by State
Birth registrations for Benedetto span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Michigan, Massachusetts. The lowest are in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Michigan. On average, about 63 Benedettos were registered per state.
Benedetto + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benedetto as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Benedetto
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Benedetto: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benedetto?
We estimate approximately 563 people named Benedetto 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 608,800 Americans share this first name.
Is Benedetto a common name?
Benedetto is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 867 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benedetto most popular?
Benedetto reached peak popularity in 1915, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benedetto is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benedetto a male name?
Benedetto is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benedetto Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benedetto Smith, Benedetto Johnson, Benedetto 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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