Girls' name · since 1915
Benigna
95 babies named Benigna in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,629 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 95
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
95 girls have been named Benigna since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Benigna recorded 95 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1987.
- #27,629 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 95 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benigna ranks #27,629 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 95 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #27,629 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 95
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Benigna's 95 recorded births place it above 61.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Benigna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Benigna's full recorded timeline at 1928, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Benigna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1987
- Peak year (1915)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Benigna by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (53 births, 56% of the file).
1920s was Benigna's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Benigna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 9
1910s
9 births
- 1920s
1920s
53 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 53 births (56% of all-time use).
Benigna by state
Where Benigna concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 5.3% |
5 of 95 births nationwide.
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What to do with Benigna's data
- Benigna's decade-level peak was the 1920s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Benignas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Benigna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1915–1987 (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 Benigna 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.