Benita
2 countries#8860 in United States, 2025US
#8860
in United States, 2025
FR
137
total births, France
Total births recorded
13,806
Peak year (United States)
1961
Peak-year count
480
First recorded
1889
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Benita was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
13,669 births recorded 1889–2025 · currently #8860 · peaked in 1961 with 480 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Illinois, New York, North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
137 births recorded 1908–2007 · peaked in 1931 with 9 births
Most common in: Paris
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Benita’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #6356 | — |
| 2007 | #5526 | ↑830 |
| 2008 | #7073 | ↓1547 |
| 2009 | #6091 | ↑982 |
| 2010 | #7217 | ↓1126 |
| 2011 | #9723 | ↓2506 |
| 2012 | #5710 | ↑4013 |
| 2013 | #9612 | ↓3902 |
| 2014 | #7636 | ↑1976 |
| 2015 | #5833 | ↑1803 |
| 2016 | #7988 | ↓2155 |
| 2017 | #8776 | ↓788 |
| 2018 | #9151 | ↓375 |
| 2019 | #8138 | ↑1013 |
| 2020 | #8953 | ↓815 |
| 2021 | #5955 | ↑2998 |
| 2022 | #8542 | ↓2587 |
| 2023 | #7247 | ↑1295 |
| 2024 | #11122 | ↓3875 |
| 2025 | #8860 | ↑2262 |
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