Girls' name · since 1913
Benedicta
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 116 babies named Benedicta, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Benedicta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 116 have been recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benedicta has been recorded 116 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2019.
- #25,487 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 116 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benedicta ranks #25,487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Benedicta's 116 recorded births place it above 64.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Benedicta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Benedicta's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Benedicta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2019
- Peak year (1916)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Benedicta by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (37 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Benedicta's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Benedicta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 37 births (32% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Benedicta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1913–2019 (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 Benedicta 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.