Recorded 2002–2023 Boys' name Peak 2003 79 births

Benecio — boys' name

79 babies named Benecio in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s532010s122020s14
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Benecio was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

12 babies were named Benecio in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Benecio

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Benecio between 2002 and 2023, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Benecio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Benecio performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Benecio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Benecio in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 79 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Benecio at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

79

Since 2002

22 years of records

Peak year

2003

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2002

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2023

Benecio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2002

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
12
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
468101214 2023202120152012200820072006200420032002 9

Benecio by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
53 births that decade — 67% of Benecio's all-time total
2000s532010s122020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Benecio?
79 babies have been named Benecio since 2002. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 12 births.
When was Benecio most popular?
Benecio was most popular in the 2000s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Benecio been used?
Benecio has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 22 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Benecio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Benjamin, Ben, Bennett, Bentley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.