Recorded 1944–1959 Girls' name Peak 1944 36 births

Beneta — girls' name

36 babies named Beneta in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s131950s23
1950s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Beneta was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

8 babies were named Beneta in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Beneta

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Beneta between 1944 and 1959, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Beneta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beneta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Beneta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beneta 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 36 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.

Beneta at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

36

Since 1944

16 years of records

Peak year

1944

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1944

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1959

Beneta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1944

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1944)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
456789 195919581956195519481944 8

Beneta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
23 births that decade — 64% of Beneta's all-time total
1940s131950s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beneta?
36 babies have been named Beneta since 1944. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1944 with 8 births.
When was Beneta most popular?
Beneta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
How long has the name Beneta been used?
Beneta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 16 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Beneta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Benita, Bennie, Bentley, Benjamin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1944–1959 (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.