Benigno is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “benign.” In 2024 it was given to 5 boys in the United States.
Benigno at a glance
Gender
Boy name
Origin
Spanish
Meaning
“benign”
About the name Benigno
Benigno belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “benign” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Benigno first appears in Social Security records in 1913. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1652 in 1972, and in 2024 5 babies received the name — 1,608 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.