Benita
#8,860 for girls in 2025, 11 births
- Peak · girls
- 1961 · 480 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 13,669since 1889
Benita over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Benita has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #8,860 | 11 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 |
| 2023 | #7,247 | 15 |
| 2022 | #8,542 | 12 |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 |
| 2020 | #8,953 | 11 |
| 2019 | #8,138 | 13 |
| 2018 | #9,151 | 11 |
| 2017 | #8,776 | 12 |
| 2016 | #7,988 | 14 |
| 2015 | #5,833 | 22 |
| 2014 | #7,636 | 15 |
| 2013 | #9,612 | 11 |
| 2012 | #5,710 | 23 |
| 2011 | #9,723 | 11 |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 |
| 2009 | #6,091 | 22 |
| 2008 | #7,073 | 18 |
| 2007 | #5,526 | 25 |
| 2006 | #6,356 | 20 |
| 2005 | #5,800 | 21 |
| 2004 | #5,744 | 21 |
| 2003 | #6,885 | 16 |
| 2002 | #4,381 | 28 |
| 2001 | #5,009 | 23 |
| 2000 | #4,400 | 27 |
| 1999 | #4,201 | 27 |
| 1998 | #3,914 | 29 |
| 1997 | #3,161 | 37 |
| 1996 | #3,028 | 39 |
| 1995 | #2,650 | 46 |
| 1994 | #2,661 | 46 |
| 1993 | #2,676 | 45 |
| 1992 | #1,844 | 77 |
| 1991 | #2,058 | 66 |
| 1990 | #2,101 | 62 |
| 1989 | #1,639 | 84 |
| 1988 | #1,986 | 60 |
| 1987 | #1,630 | 75 |
| 1986 | #1,657 | 71 |
| 1985 | #1,382 | 93 |
| 1984 | #1,350 | 89 |
| 1983 | #1,266 | 98 |
| 1982 | #1,117 | 126 |
| 1981 | #1,093 | 127 |
| 1980 | #1,097 | 126 |
| 1979 | #1,019 | 138 |
| 1978 | #1,001 | 136 |
| 1977 | #898 | 158 |
| 1976 | #939 | 136 |
| 1975 | #833 | 161 |
| 1974 | #841 | 156 |
| 1973 | #778 | 172 |
| 1972 | #695 | 209 |
| 1971 | #695 | 219 |
| 1970 | #606 | 286 |
| 1969 | #594 | 278 |
| 1968 | #575 | 278 |
| 1967 | #542 | 302 |
| 1966 | #535 | 311 |
| 1965 | #487 | 377 |
| 1964 | #510 | 371 |
| 1963 | #487 | 399 |
| 1962 | #454 | 449 |
| 1961 | #445 | 480 |
| 1960 | #447 | 475 |
| 1959 | #489 | 394 |
| 1958 | #522 | 345 |
| 1957 | #538 | 317 |
| 1956 | #557 | 283 |
| 1955 | #521 | 315 |
| 1954 | #517 | 297 |
| 1953 | #552 | 250 |
| 1952 | #552 | 243 |
| 1951 | #518 | 255 |
| 1950 | #606 | 190 |
| 1949 | #607 | 184 |
| 1948 | #652 | 163 |
| 1947 | #764 | 127 |
| 1946 | #732 | 122 |
| 1945 | #803 | 88 |
| 1944 | #821 | 86 |
| 1943 | #830 | 88 |
| 1942 | #832 | 84 |
| 1941 | #719 | 96 |
| 1940 | #795 | 79 |
| 1939 | #688 | 98 |
| 1938 | #713 | 92 |
| 1937 | #640 | 112 |
| 1936 | #564 | 134 |
| 1935 | #578 | 124 |
| 1934 | #587 | 123 |
| 1933 | #553 | 132 |
| 1932 | #758 | 79 |
| 1931 | #678 | 97 |
| 1930 | #800 | 78 |
| 1929 | #746 | 88 |
| 1928 | #862 | 71 |
| 1927 | #904 | 68 |
| 1926 | #800 | 82 |
| 1925 | #996 | 56 |
| 1924 | #829 | 81 |
| 1923 | #912 | 64 |
| 1922 | #1,059 | 51 |
| 1921 | #1,072 | 50 |
| 1920 | #968 | 57 |
| 1919 | #875 | 64 |
| 1918 | #862 | 69 |
| 1917 | #986 | 50 |
| 1916 | #1,026 | 45 |
| 1915 | #944 | 49 |
| 1914 | #932 | 40 |
| 1913 | #1,067 | 26 |
| 1912 | #919 | 30 |
| 1911 | #790 | 30 |
| 1910 | #997 | 19 |
| 1909 | #1,219 | 12 |
| 1908 | #1,084 | 14 |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 |
| 1906 | #1,101 | 12 |
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 |
| 1903 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 |
| 1899 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,263 | 8 |
| 1897 | #1,263 | 7 |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 |
| 1895 | — | |
| 1894 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 |
| 1888 | — | |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | — | |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1889
The first year at least five girls were named Benita! It came in at #1,279, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1893–1895, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Benita is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Kentucky#174 · 1 in 938
- District of Columbia#206 · 1 in 1,102
- Alabama#226 · 1 in 1,227
- North Carolina#271 · 1 in 1,742
- Indiana#324 · 1 in 2,627
Best ever in a state: #156 in Arizona, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #174 | 34 | 1 in 938 |
| District of Columbia | #206 | 12 | 1 in 1,102 |
| Alabama | #226 | 28 | 1 in 1,227 |
| North Carolina | #271 | 28 | 1 in 1,742 |
| Indiana | #324 | 19 | 1 in 2,627 |
| Georgia | #328 | 20 | 1 in 2,227 |
| Arkansas | #337 | 8 | 1 in 2,186 |
| Virginia | #341 | 15 | 1 in 2,678 |
| West Virginia | #345 | 6 | 1 in 2,803 |
| Texas | #347 | 50 | 1 in 2,235 |
| Missouri | #356 | 14 | 1 in 3,164 |
| Tennessee | #356 | 12 | 1 in 3,018 |
| Oklahoma | #358 | 8 | 1 in 2,606 |
| Mississippi | #369 | 10 | 1 in 2,482 |
| Florida | #375 | 18 | 1 in 2,781 |
| Maryland | #381 | 9 | 1 in 3,369 |
| New Mexico | #385 | 5 | 1 in 2,392 |
| South Carolina | #388 | 9 | 1 in 2,882 |
| Ohio | #408 | 26 | 1 in 4,009 |
| Colorado | #435 | 6 | 1 in 3,313 |
| Minnesota | #437 | 7 | 1 in 5,520 |
| Illinois | #454 | 24 | 1 in 4,443 |
| Michigan | #464 | 16 | 1 in 5,430 |
| Louisiana | #487 | 10 | 1 in 3,804 |
| Pennsylvania | #522 | 16 | 1 in 6,941 |
| California | #660 | 24 | 1 in 7,297 |
| New York | #671 | 18 | 1 in 9,332 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 2,262 spots since 2024 (#11,122 → #8,860)
- 93 spots since 2020 (#8,953 → #8,860)
- 3,027 spots since 2015 (#5,833 → #8,860)
- Biggest jump: 222 spots in 1910 (#1,219 → #997)
- Biggest drop: 167 spots in 1925 (#829 → #996)
Rise & fade · girls
72 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1889
- Peaked 1961 at #445 (480 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 64 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 64 yrs · run 1923–1977
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,205
- Highest: 1 in 4,205 girls born in 1961 were named Benita (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 146,115 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 27.2% of all girls named Benita (3,720) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,279 (1889) | #1,279 |
| 1890s | 46 | #1,093 (1891) | #1,262 |
| 1900s | 92 | #1,011 (1905) | #1,271 |
| 1910s | 422 | #790 (1911) | #940 |
| 1920s | 668 | #746 (1929) | #915 |
| 1930s | 1,069 | #553 (1933) | #656 |
| 1940s | 1,117 | #607 (1949) | #756 |
| 1950s | 2,889 | #489 (1959) | #537 |
| 1960s | 3,720 | #445 (1961) | #508 |
| 1970s | 1,771 | #606 (1970) | #831 |
| 1980s | 949 | #1,093 (1981) | #1,422 |
| 1990s | 474 | #1,844 (1992) | #2,829 |
| 2000s | 221 | #4,381 (2002) | #5,727 |
| 2010s | 149 | #5,710 (2012) | #7,978 |
| 2020s | 77 | #5,955 (2021) | #8,447 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Benita in 1961
girls
#445
480 births · 1 in 4,205 girls
Top girls' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 4,205 of them was named Benita, which outranked 94.1% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.