Boys' name · since 2002

Benecio

Benecio has 79 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#18,954 of 45,481
all-time among boys
79
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

Benecio sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 79 recorded since 2002.

Benecio has 79 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2023.

  • #18,954 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 79 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benecio ranks #18,954 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#18,954 of 45,481
all-time among boys
79
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Benecio's 79 recorded births place it above 58.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Benecio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Benecio's full recorded timeline at 2008, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Benecio popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
12
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
468101214 2002200320042006200720082012201520212023 9

Benecio by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (53 births, 67% of the file).

2000s was Benecio's strongest decade.

53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Benecio births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 53 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Benecio? ▼
Benecio has been given to 79 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,954 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 12 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
Where does Benecio sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benecio ranks #18,954 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

What to do with Benecio's data

  • Benecio's decade-level peak was the 2000s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Benecio

Nearby Names Like Benecio

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Benecio

Benjamin Boy
#11 826,830 births
Ben Boy
#843 85,349 births
Bennett Boy
#40 72,514 births
Bentley Boy
#215 60,027 births
Bennie Boy
#2516 52,753 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Onni
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Orey
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Leemon
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Perkins
79 births · Peak 1921
Levoy
79 births · Peak 1919
Hines
79 births · Peak 1921

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Benecio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2023 (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 Benecio 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.