Given name
Benicia
“one who is blessed”
Benicia is a variant of Benedicta. In Latin use, Benedicta carries the interpretation “one who is blessed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Benicia 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 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Benicia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 143
- 0 boys · 143 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 11 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 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 323 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.
Benicia’s family of names
Benicia has a related form in Benedicta.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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