How Many People Are Named Benicio?
An estimated 4,226 people in the United States have the first name Benicio. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Benicio peaked in popularity in 2024 with 339 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benicio 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 Benicio paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Benicio is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 10, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,226
About 1 in 81,106 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2024
339 births
Total Registered
4,260
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benicio
Benicio is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,260 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Benicio as a male name
Ranked #751 in 2024
339 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (339 births)
Benicio: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benicio span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,778 babies were registered. Benicio remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Benicio by Decade
How has Benicio 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.
Benicio by State
Birth registrations for Benicio span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in New Mexico, Missouri, Indiana. On average, about 117 Benicios were registered per state.
Benicio + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benicio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Benicio
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Benicio: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benicio?
We estimate approximately 4,226 people named Benicio 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 81,106 Americans share this first name.
Is Benicio a common name?
Benicio is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,260 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benicio most popular?
Benicio reached peak popularity in 2024, when 339 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benicio is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benicio a male name?
Benicio is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benicio Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benicio Smith, Benicio Johnson, Benicio 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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