Recorded 1921–2022 Boys' name Peak 1963 190 births

Benedicto — boys' name

190 babies named Benedicto in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s131940s51950s131960s271970s311980s171990s322000s452020s7
2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Benedicto was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

9 babies were named Benedicto in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Benedicto

The Social Security Administration has registered 190 babies named Benedicto between 1921 and 2022, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Benedicto currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Benedicto performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Benedicto shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Benedicto in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Benedicto 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 190 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.

Benedicto at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

190

Since 1921

102 years of records

Peak year

1963

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1921

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2022

Benedicto popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1921

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1963)
9
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
45678910 202220051999199019791973196219251921 7

Benedicto by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 24% of Benedicto's all-time total
1920s131940s51950s131960s271970s311980s171990s322000s452020s7

Benedicto by state

Where Benedicto concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Benedicto
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.6%
California share of Benedicto's total US births 2.6%

5 of 190 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Benedicto?
190 babies have been named Benedicto since 1921. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1963 with 9 births.
When was Benedicto most popular?
Benedicto was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Benedicto most popular?
The top states for the name Benedicto are California (5 births).
How long has the name Benedicto been used?
Benedicto has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 102 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Benedicto?
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, 1921–2022 (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.