Given name & surname · also Latin, Late Latin
Benigno
“kind”·“one who is wellborn and kind”
Benigno is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “kind” (Late Latin and Latin) and “one who is wellborn and kind” (Italian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “kind” (Late Latin and Latin) and “one who is wellborn and kind” (Italian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Late Latin and Latin naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Benigno through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,608
- 1,608 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −59%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 34 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,732 as a first name in 2020; 1,213 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Benigno’s family of names
In Filipino usage, Benigno has a diminutive in NINOY. Benigno has a feminine form in Benigna. Benigno has a related form in Benigneo.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Benigno has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Benigno
- Benigno Aquino IIIpresident of the Philippines from 2010 to 20161960–2021
- Ninoy AquinoFilipino senator and governor of Tarlac (1932–1983)
- Benigno FerreiraParaguayan lawyer and politician (1846–1920)
- Benigno GutiérrezBolivian footballerborn 1925
- Benigno Aquino Sr.Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1943 to 19441894–1947
- Benigno ZaccagniniItalian politician (1912–1989)
- Benigno Fitialseventh governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islandsborn 1945
- Benigno Luigi PapaItalian priest1935–2023
- Benigno De GrandiItalian association football player (1924-2014)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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