Benita is an established girls' name that peaked in 1961 and has since faded.
Benita is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,953 for girl births in the United States (and #15,243 across all names), given to 11 babies. Benita first appears in 1889 and peaked in 1961 (480 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #8,953 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #11,278 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #7,306 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | #8,620 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | #5,986 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | #9,047 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #8,207 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #9,253 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | #8,882 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #8,062 |
| 2015 | 22 | 22 | #5,866 |
| 2014 | 15 | 15 | #7,723 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | #9,711 |
| 2012 | 23 | 23 | #5,734 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #9,827 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #7,262 |
| 2009 | 22 | 22 | #6,134 |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | #7,120 |
| 2007 | 25 | 25 | #5,557 |
| 2006 | 20 | 20 | #6,398 |
| 2005 | 21 | 21 | #5,833 |
| 2004 | 21 | 21 | #5,781 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #6,934 |
| 2002 | 28 | 28 | #4,396 |
| 2001 | 23 | 23 | #5,034 |
| 2000 | 27 | 27 | #4,420 |
| 1999 | 27 | 27 | #4,212 |
| 1998 | 29 | 29 | #3,928 |
| 1997 | 37 | — | #3,166 |
| 1996 | 39 | — | #3,033 |
| 1995 | 46 | — | #2,653 |
| 1994 | 46 | — | #2,664 |
| 1993 | 45 | — | #2,679 |
| 1992 | 77 | — | #1,846 |
| 1991 | 66 | — | #2,058 |
| 1990 | 62 | — | #2,103 |
| 1989 | 84 | — | #1,640 |
| 1988 | 60 | — | #1,987 |
| 1987 | 75 | — | #1,631 |
| 1986 | 71 | — | #1,657 |
| 1985 | 93 | — | #1,382 |
| 1984 | 89 | — | #1,351 |
| 1983 | 98 | — | #1,266 |
| 1982 | 126 | — | #1,118 |
| 1981 | 127 | — | #1,093 |
| 1980 | 126 | — | #1,097 |
| 1979 | 138 | — | #1,019 |
| 1978 | 136 | — | #1,001 |
| 1977 | 158 | — | #898 |
| 1976 | 136 | — | #939 |
| 1975 | 161 | — | #833 |
| 1974 | 156 | — | #842 |
| 1973 | 172 | — | #778 |
| 1972 | 209 | — | #695 |
| 1971 | 219 | — | #695 |
| 1970 | 286 | — | #606 |
| 1969 | 278 | — | #594 |
| 1968 | 278 | — | #575 |
| 1967 | 302 | — | #542 |
| 1966 | 311 | — | #535 |
| 1965 | 377 | — | #487 |
| 1964 | 371 | — | #510 |
| 1963 | 399 | — | #487 |
| 1962 | 449 | — | #454 |
| 1961 | 480 | — | #445 |
| 1960 | 475 | — | #447 |
| 1959 | 394 | — | #489 |
| 1958 | 345 | — | #522 |
| 1957 | 317 | — | #538 |
| 1956 | 283 | — | #557 |
| 1955 | 315 | — | #521 |
| 1954 | 297 | — | #517 |
| 1953 | 250 | — | #552 |
| 1952 | 243 | — | #552 |
| 1951 | 255 | — | #518 |
| 1950 | 190 | — | #606 |
| 1949 | 184 | — | #607 |
| 1948 | 163 | — | #652 |
| 1947 | 127 | — | #764 |
| 1946 | 122 | — | #733 |
| 1945 | 88 | — | #804 |
| 1944 | 86 | — | #821 |
| 1943 | 88 | — | #830 |
| 1942 | 84 | — | #832 |
| 1941 | 96 | — | #719 |
| 1940 | 79 | — | #797 |
| 1939 | 98 | — | #688 |
| 1938 | 92 | — | #713 |
| 1937 | 112 | — | #640 |
| 1936 | 134 | — | #564 |
| 1935 | 124 | — | #578 |
| 1934 | 123 | — | #587 |
| 1933 | 132 | — | #553 |
| 1932 | 79 | — | #760 |
| 1931 | 97 | — | #678 |
| 1930 | 78 | — | #801 |
| 1929 | 88 | — | #747 |
| 1928 | 71 | — | #864 |
| 1927 | 68 | — | #904 |
| 1926 | 82 | — | #801 |
| 1925 | 56 | — | #996 |
| 1924 | 81 | — | #829 |
| 1923 | 64 | — | #913 |
| 1922 | 51 | — | #1,060 |
| 1921 | 50 | — | #1,073 |
| 1920 | 57 | — | #969 |
| 1919 | 64 | — | #876 |
| 1918 | 69 | — | #863 |
| 1917 | 50 | — | #986 |
| 1916 | 45 | — | #1,030 |
| 1915 | 49 | — | #946 |
| 1914 | 40 | — | #933 |
| 1913 | 26 | — | #1,071 |
| 1912 | 30 | — | #921 |
| 1911 | 30 | — | #790 |
| 1910 | 19 | — | #1,001 |
| 1909 | 12 | — | #1,226 |
| 1908 | 14 | — | #1,092 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | #1,655 |
| 1906 | 12 | — | #1,104 |
| 1905 | 14 | — | #1,019 |
| 1904 | 9 | — | #1,269 |
| 1902 | 10 | — | #1,138 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | #1,707 |
| 1900 | 9 | — | #1,330 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | #1,270 |
| 1897 | 7 | — | #1,273 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | #1,301 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,461 |
| 1892 | 6 | — | #1,293 |
| 1891 | 7 | — | #1,106 |
| 1890 | 6 | — | #1,225 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | #1,305 |