Given name & surname
Benigna
“one who is kind; friendly”
In Spanish use, Benigna carries the interpretation “one who is kind; friendly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Benigna carries the interpretation “one who is kind; friendly.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
Benigna is used as a feminine counterpart of Benigno.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Benigna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 95
- 0 boys · 95 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 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 7 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 761 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.
Benigna’s family of names
Benigna is a feminine form of Benigno.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Benigna
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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