Benito: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “blessed”
- Origin
- Spanish
- Say it
- beh-NEE-toh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Spanish diminutive form of Benito, equivalent to Benedict and ultimately from Latin Benedictus 'blessed'. It is well known from historical figures such as Benito Juárez.
How popular is Benito?
Babies named Benito in 2024170
2024 rank#1,196 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 188014,577
Benito is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Benito
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Benito questions
What does the name Benito mean?
Benito means "blessed". It comes from Spanish. Spanish diminutive form of Benito, equivalent to Benedict and ultimately from Latin Benedictus 'blessed'. It is well known from historical figures such as Benito Juárez.
Is Benito a boy or girl name?
Benito is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Benito?
170 US babies were named Benito in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Benito?
Benito is usually pronounced beh-NEE-toh.
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.