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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Benigno

Benigno was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1652nd; the most babies were born in 1990 (34). More babies were named Benigno in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
199034 babies
Total since 1880
1,608babies recorded

Benigno popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#8,8488
2010#7,13011
2000#4,22418
1990#2,12934
1980#1,85630
1970#2,30516
1960#1,69423
1950#1,82017
1940#2,9007
1930#2,7959
1920#3,2368
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Benigno, counting every spelling?

Benigno has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Benigno?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Benigno are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 28 and 57. That makes Benigno mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Benigno by state

How common Benigno was among boys born in each state in 1988–1992, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (4.4×), California (2.0×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Benigno, boys, 1988–1992. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Benigno: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Benigno, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Benigno

How popular is the name Benigno?

Benigno was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1652nd; the most babies were born in 1990 (34). More babies were named Benigno in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Benigno a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Benigno in the US.

Where was Benigno most popular?

In 1988–1992, Benigno was most common in Texas (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and New York.