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Baby name
Benito
Boy
Origin of the name
Benito is the Spanish and Italian form of Benedict, “blessed.”
Rising name
14,773births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 1002rank at its peak, in 2025
Where babies named Benito are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Benito is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Benito is most common in New Mexico (9 times), Texas (7.1) and California (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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