Given name
Benecia
“one who is blessed”
Benecia is a variant of Benedicta. In Latin use, Benedicta carries the interpretation “one who is blessed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Benecia is a variant of Benedicta. In Latin use, Benedicta carries the interpretation “one who is blessed.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Benecia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25
- 0 boys · 25 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 157 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Benecia’s family of names
Benecia has a related form in Benedicta.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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