Benicia — #15699 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Benicia

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Benicia between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Benicia currently holds the #15699 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Benicia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Benicia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Benicia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Benicia 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 143 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.