Boys' name · since 1919
Benancio
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 284 babies named Benancio, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Benancio is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 284 have been recorded since 1919.
Benancio has 284 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2008.
- #10,900 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 284 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benancio ranks #10,900 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 284 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Benancio's 284 recorded births place it above 75.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Benancio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Benancio's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Benancio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2008
- Peak year (1999)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Benancio by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (47 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Benancio's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Benancio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
47 births
- 1930s
1930s
25 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s
1950s
33 births
- 1960s
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 47 births (17% of all-time use).
Benancio by state
Where Benancio concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 75 | 26.4% |
75 of 284 births nationwide.
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- Benancio's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 2000s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Benancios (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Benancio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~89 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Benancio draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.