How Many People Are Named Benetta?
An estimated 263 people in the United States have the first name Benetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Benetta peaked in popularity in 1970 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benetta 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 Benetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
263
About 1 in 1,303,248 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1970
18 births
Total Registered
438
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benetta
Benetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 438 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Benetta as a female name
Ranked #12,589 in 1989
5 female births in 1989
Peak: 1970 (18 births)
Benetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benetta span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 95 babies were registered. Benetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Benetta by Decade
How has Benetta 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.
Benetta by State
Benetta + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Benetta
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Benetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benetta?
We estimate approximately 263 people named Benetta 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 1,303,248 Americans share this first name.
Is Benetta a common name?
Benetta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 438 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benetta most popular?
Benetta reached peak popularity in 1970, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benetta is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benetta a female name?
Benetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benetta Smith, Benetta Johnson, Benetta 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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