How Many People Are Named Benita?
An estimated 9,170 people in the United States have the first name Benita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Benita peaked in popularity in 1961 with 480 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benita 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 Benita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,170
About 1 in 37,378 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1961
480 births
Total Registered
13,658
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benita
Benita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 13,658 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Benita as a female name
Ranked #11,229 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (480 births)
Benita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benita span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 3,720 babies were registered. Benita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Benita by Decade
How has Benita 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.
Benita by State
Birth registrations for Benita span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in South Dakota, Oregon, Maine. On average, about 248 Benitas were registered per state.
Benita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Benita
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Benita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benita?
We estimate approximately 9,170 people named Benita 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 37,378 Americans share this first name.
Is Benita a common name?
Benita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,658 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benita most popular?
Benita reached peak popularity in 1961, when 480 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benita is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benita a female name?
Benita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benita Smith, Benita Johnson, Benita 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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