How Many People Are Named Benigno?
An estimated 1,228 people in the United States have the first name Benigno. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Benigno peaked in popularity in 1990 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benigno 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 Benigno paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,228
About 1 in 279,116 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1990
34 births
Total Registered
1,608
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benigno
Benigno is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,608 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Benigno as a male name
Ranked #12,533 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (34 births)
Benigno: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benigno span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 228 babies were registered. Benigno has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Benigno by Decade
How has Benigno 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.
Benigno by State
Birth registrations for Benigno span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Illinois, New York, California. On average, about 177 Benignos were registered per state.
Benigno + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benigno as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Benigno: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benigno?
We estimate approximately 1,228 people named Benigno 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 279,116 Americans share this first name.
Is Benigno a common name?
Benigno is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,608 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benigno most popular?
Benigno reached peak popularity in 1990, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benigno is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benigno a male name?
Benigno is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benigno Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benigno Smith, Benigno Johnson, Benigno 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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