Benito is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “blessed.” In 2024 it was given to 170 boys in the United States.
Benito belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “blessed” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Benedict.
In the United States, Benito first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #513 in 1929, and in 2024 170 babies received the name — 14,546 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Benito means “blessed” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Benito is a boy name. In 2024, 170 babies received the name in the US.
Benito comes from the Spanish tradition. It is also spelled Benedict.
Benito first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #513 in 1929, and 170 babies were given the name in 2024.
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.
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