How Many People Are Named Bennita?
An estimated 36 people in the United States have the first name Bennita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Bennita peaked in popularity in 1958 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bennita 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 Bennita paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bennita is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
36
About 1 in 9,520,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1958
10 births
Total Registered
43
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bennita
Bennita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 43 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bennita as a female name
Ranked #10,587 in 1984
5 female births in 1984
Peak: 1958 (10 births)
Bennita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bennita span from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 18 babies were registered. Bennita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bennita by Decade
How has Bennita 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.
Bennita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bennita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bennita
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bennita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bennita?
We estimate approximately 36 people named Bennita 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 9,520,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Bennita a common name?
Bennita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 49.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 43 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bennita most popular?
Bennita reached peak popularity in 1958, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bennita is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bennita a female name?
Bennita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bennita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bennita Smith, Bennita Johnson, Bennita 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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