Benita
Rank in 2025
#8860
recorded as girls
Babies in 2025
11
girls 11
Peak year
1961
480 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
13,669
since 1889
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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Benita was most popular in 1961, when 480 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.24 per 1,000). In 2025, 11 babies were named Benita, ranking #8860 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
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| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 8860 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | 11122 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 15 | 7247 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 12 | 8542 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 20 | 5955 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 11 | 8953 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 13 | 8138 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 11 | 9151 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 12 | 8776 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 14 | 7988 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 22 | 5833 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 15 | 7636 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 11 | 9612 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 23 | 5710 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 11 | 9723 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 17 | 7217 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 22 | 6091 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 18 | 7073 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 25 | 5526 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 20 | 6356 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 21 | 5800 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 21 | 5744 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 16 | 6885 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 28 | 4381 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 23 | 5009 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 27 | 4400 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 27 | 4201 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 29 | 3914 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 37 | 3161 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 39 | 3028 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 46 | 2650 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 46 | 2661 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 45 | 2676 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 77 | 1844 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 66 | 2058 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 62 | 2101 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 84 | 1639 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 60 | 1986 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 75 | 1630 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 71 | 1657 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 93 | 1382 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 89 | 1350 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 98 | 1266 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 126 | 1117 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 127 | 1093 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 126 | 1097 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 138 | 1019 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 136 | 1001 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 158 | 898 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 136 | 939 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 161 | 833 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 156 | 841 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 172 | 778 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 209 | 695 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 219 | 695 | <5 | — |
| 1970 | 286 | 606 | <5 | — |
| 1969 | 278 | 594 | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 278 | 575 | <5 | — |
| 1967 | 302 | 542 | <5 | — |
| 1966 | 311 | 535 | <5 | — |
| 1965 | 377 | 487 | <5 | — |
| 1964 | 371 | 510 | <5 | — |
| 1963 | 399 | 487 | <5 | — |
| 1962 | 449 | 454 | <5 | — |
| 1961 | 480 | 445 | <5 | — |
| 1960 | 475 | 447 | <5 | — |
| 1959 | 394 | 489 | <5 | — |
| 1958 | 345 | 522 | <5 | — |
| 1957 | 317 | 538 | <5 | — |
| 1956 | 283 | 557 | <5 | — |
| 1955 | 315 | 521 | <5 | — |
| 1954 | 297 | 517 | <5 | — |
| 1953 | 250 | 552 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 243 | 552 | <5 | — |
| 1951 | 255 | 518 | <5 | — |
| 1950 | 190 | 606 | <5 | — |
| 1949 | 184 | 607 | <5 | — |
| 1948 | 163 | 652 | <5 | — |
| 1947 | 127 | 764 | <5 | — |
| 1946 | 122 | 732 | <5 | — |
| 1945 | 88 | 803 | <5 | — |
| 1944 | 86 | 821 | <5 | — |
| 1943 | 88 | 830 | <5 | — |
| 1942 | 84 | 832 | <5 | — |
| 1941 | 96 | 719 | <5 | — |
| 1940 | 79 | 795 | <5 | — |
| 1939 | 98 | 688 | <5 | — |
| 1938 | 92 | 713 | <5 | — |
| 1937 | 112 | 640 | <5 | — |
| 1936 | 134 | 564 | <5 | — |
| 1935 | 124 | 578 | <5 | — |
| 1934 | 123 | 587 | <5 | — |
| 1933 | 132 | 553 | <5 | — |
| 1932 | 79 | 758 | <5 | — |
| 1931 | 97 | 678 | <5 | — |
| 1930 | 78 | 800 | <5 | — |
| 1929 | 88 | 746 | <5 | — |
| 1928 | 71 | 862 | <5 | — |
| 1927 | 68 | 904 | <5 | — |
| 1926 | 82 | 800 | <5 | — |
| 1925 | 56 | 996 | <5 | — |
| 1924 | 81 | 829 | <5 | — |
| 1923 | 64 | 912 | <5 | — |
| 1922 | 51 | 1059 | <5 | — |
| 1921 | 50 | 1072 | <5 | — |
| 1920 | 57 | 968 | <5 | — |
| 1919 | 64 | 875 | <5 | — |
| 1918 | 69 | 862 | <5 | — |
| 1917 | 50 | 986 | <5 | — |
| 1916 | 45 | 1026 | <5 | — |
| 1915 | 49 | 944 | <5 | — |
| 1914 | 40 | 932 | <5 | — |
| 1913 | 26 | 1067 | <5 | — |
| 1912 | 30 | 919 | <5 | — |
| 1911 | 30 | 790 | <5 | — |
| 1910 | 19 | 997 | <5 | — |
| 1909 | 12 | 1219 | <5 | — |
| 1908 | 14 | 1084 | <5 | — |
| 1907 | 7 | 1639 | <5 | — |
| 1906 | 12 | 1101 | <5 | — |
| 1905 | 14 | 1011 | <5 | — |
| 1904 | 9 | 1251 | <5 | — |
| 1903 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1902 | 10 | 1133 | <5 | — |
| 1901 | 5 | 1679 | <5 | — |
| 1900 | 9 | 1319 | <5 | — |
| 1899 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1898 | 8 | 1263 | <5 | — |
| 1897 | 7 | 1263 | <5 | — |
| 1896 | 7 | 1292 | <5 | — |
| 1895 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1894 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1893 | 5 | 1437 | <5 | — |
| 1892 | 6 | 1278 | <5 | — |
| 1891 | 7 | 1093 | <5 | — |
| 1890 | 6 | 1210 | <5 | — |
| 1889 | 5 | 1279 | <5 | — |
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