How Many People Are Named Benito?
An estimated 11,113 people in the United States have the first name Benito. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Benito peaked in popularity in 2023 with 201 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benito 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 Benito paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,113
About 1 in 30,843 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
2023
201 births
Total Registered
14,577
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benito
Benito is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 14,577 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Benito as a male name
Ranked #1,196 in 2024
170 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (201 births)
Benito as a female name
Ranked #13,389 in 1991
5 female births in 1991
Peak: 1981 (6 births)
Benito: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benito span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,812 babies were registered. While Benito is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Benito by Decade
How has Benito 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.
Benito by State
Birth registrations for Benito span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New Mexico. The lowest are in South Carolina, Minnesota, Kansas. On average, about 493 Benitos were registered per state.
Benito + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benito as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Benito
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Benito: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benito?
We estimate approximately 11,113 people named Benito 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 30,843 Americans share this first name.
Is Benito a common name?
Benito is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,577 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benito most popular?
Benito reached peak popularity in 2023, when 201 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benito is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benito a male name?
Benito is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benito Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benito Smith, Benito Johnson, Benito 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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