Benita
Benita was the 8953rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 445th with 480 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,087 places. More babies were named Benita in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,953 girls, up 94 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1961480 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,669babies recorded
Benita popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,953 | 11 |
| 2020 | #9,047 | 11 |
| 2010 | #7,262 | 17 |
| 2000 | #4,420 | 27 |
| 1990 | #2,103 | 62 |
| 1980 | #1,097 | 126 |
| 1970 | #606 | 286 |
| 1960 | #447 | 475 |
| 1950 | #606 | 190 |
| 1940 | #797 | 79 |
| 1930 | #801 | 78 |
| 1920 | #969 | 57 |
| 1910 | #1,001 | 19 |
| 1900 | #1,330 | 9 |
| 1890 | #1,225 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Benita, counting every spelling?
Benita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Benita?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Benita (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Benita born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Benita.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Benita?
About 9,900 people born in the US named Benita are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 51 and 69. That makes Benita a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
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Questions about the name Benita
How popular is the name Benita?
Benita was the 8953rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 445th with 480 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,087 places. More babies were named Benita in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Benita a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Benita in the US.