Benedicta

BEH-nih-dihk-tuh /ˈbɛnɪˌdɪktə/
girl 4 syllables fading

Benedicta is a very rare variant of Benedict that peaked in 1916 and has since faded.

Benedicta is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2019. Benedicta was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1916 (8 births).

About the name Benedicta

PronunciationBEH-nih-dihk-tuh /ˈbɛnɪˌdɪktə/
CultureGermanSpanish
8peak births 1916
1913first in SSA data

Names similar to Benedicta

How popular is Benedicta?

Girls named Benedicta
1913192019401960198020002019
Girls named Benedicta per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1913–2019 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2019) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Benedicta total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201955#15,913
201866#14,066
201688#11,961
201466#14,868
201377#13,398
201055#17,430
200355#16,124
19975—#14,008
19346—#3,851
19315—#4,394
19286—#4,239
19266—#4,356
19246—#4,516
19217—#4,068
19208—#3,651
19197—#3,868
19168—#3,294
19145—#3,682
19135—#3,240