Girls' name · since 1906
Benedetta
Since 1906, U.S. Social Security records show 421 babies named Benedetta, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,996 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 421
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Benedetta currently ranks #11996 among girls' names in America, with 421 babies recorded since 1906.
Benedetta has 421 recorded births among girls since 1906, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11996 as of the latest data, more common than 31% of girls, 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 1906 to 2025.
- #13,106 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,996 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 421 born since 1906
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benedetta ranks #13,106 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,996 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 421 born since 1906, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,996 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 421
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Benedetta's 421 recorded births place it above 81.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Benedetta compares
421 Top 48% higher than 52% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Benedetta's all-time total is 12% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Benedetta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 421 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Benedetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Benedetta's full recorded timeline at 1948, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Benedetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Benedetta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (105 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Benedetta's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Benedetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
96 births
- 1920s
1920s
105 births
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 105 births (25% of all-time use).
Benedetta by state
Where Benedetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 107 | 25.4% |
107 of 421 births nationwide.
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What to do with Benedetta's data
- Benedetta's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (105 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Benedettas (107 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Benedetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1906–2025 (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 Benedetta 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.