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Benita

Benita: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“blessed”
Origin
Spanish
Say it
buh-NEE-tuh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Feminine form of Benito in Spanish, from Latin Benedictus, 'blessed.' It is also used in Portuguese-speaking contexts.

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How popular is Benita?

20242.4 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Benita in 20248

Peak year1961

Total US babies since 188013,658

Benita is steady now but far below its 1961 peak.

Names like Benita

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Benitoblessed · Spanish
  • Venitadesired; beloved · Spanish
  • Jadestone of the side · Spanish
  • Savannahtreeless plain · Spanish
  • Catalinapure · Spanish
  • Amayamother city · Spanish
  • Ximenameaning uncertain · Spanish
  • Aitanafrom the Aitana mountain · Spanish

Benita questions

What does the name Benita mean?

Benita means "blessed". It comes from Spanish. Feminine form of Benito in Spanish, from Latin Benedictus, 'blessed.' It is also used in Portuguese-speaking contexts.

Is Benita a boy or girl name?

Benita is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Benita?

8 US babies were named Benita in 2024. Its peak year was 1961.

How do you pronounce Benita?

Benita is usually pronounced buh-NEE-tuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.