Benigna

bih-NIHG-nuh /bᵻˈnɪɡnə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Benigna is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Benigna is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1987. Benigna was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1915 (9 births).

About the name Benigna

Pronunciationbih-NIHG-nuh /bᵻˈnɪɡnə/
CultureItalianLithuanianSpanish
9peak births 1915
1915first in SSA data

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How popular is Benigna?

Girls named Benigna
191519201930194019501960197019801987
Girls named Benigna per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1987 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1987) 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

Benigna total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19877—#8,868
19645—#6,847
19615—#6,639
19375—#4,308
19366—#3,739
19305—#4,622
19299—#3,164
19289—#3,193
19275—#4,877
19256—#4,490
19247—#4,040
19237—#4,018
19225—#5,093
19215—#5,191
19159—#2,923
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