Given name & surname
Benito
“one who is blessed”
Benito is a variant of Benedict. One Latin interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Benito is a variant of Benedict. One Latin interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Benito is a variant of Benedict. An origin associated with Benedict is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish use, Benito is used as a form of Benedict.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Benito through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,804
- 14,773 boys · 31 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 226 babies
- 2025
- 226
- #1,002 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +103%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 226 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,002 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 103.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (68). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 19,429 as a first name in 2020; 2,143 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.
Benito’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Benito has a feminine form in Benita. Benito has a related form in Benedict. Benito is a form of Benedict.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Benito has relatives in 8 languages.
13 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 28
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Bennettequivalent
- Benequivalent
- Bennetdoublet · English
- Baruchequivalent
- Bentocognate · Portuguese
- Beniequivalent
- Benedettocognate · Italian
- Benoitequivalent
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- Benitafeminine form · Spanish
- Barakequivalent
- Bennoequivalent
- Benedictodoublet · Spanish
- Benzequivalent
- BenediktGerman
- Benoequivalent
- Bengtequivalent
- Benedekequivalent
- Bendichtequivalent
- BeneditoPortuguese
- Benoîtcognate · French
- Bieitocognate · Galician
- Benediktoequivalent
- Benedictusequivalent
- Benedyktequivalent
- Bentequivalent
- Bendixequivalent
- Bendikequivalent
- BénédicteFrench
People named Benito
- Benito JuárezPresident of Mexico from 1858 to 18721806–1872
- Benito Pérez GaldósSpanish realist novelist (1843–1920)
- Bad BunnyPuerto Rican rapper, singer, and record producer (born 1994)
- Benito FloroSpanish association football player and managerborn 1952
- Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y MontenegroSpanish monk and scholar1677–1764
- Benito LorenziItalian footballer (1925–2007)
- Benito RamanBelgian footballerborn 1994
- Benito MartinezAmerican actorborn 1971
- Benito CarboneItalian footballerborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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