Benito is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Benito is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,002 for boy births in the United States (and #2,042 across all names), given to 226 babies. Benito first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (226 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 226 | 226 | — | #1,002 |
| 2024 | 172 | 172 | — | #1,193 |
| 2023 | 201 | 201 | — | #1,074 |
| 2022 | 191 | 191 | — | #1,114 |
| 2021 | 176 | 176 | — | #1,143 |
| 2020 | 101 | 101 | — | #1,602 |
| 2019 | 105 | 105 | — | #1,582 |
| 2018 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,778 |
| 2017 | 104 | 104 | — | #1,568 |
| 2016 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,877 |
| 2015 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,743 |
| 2014 | 92 | 92 | — | #1,672 |
| 2013 | 118 | 118 | — | #1,413 |
| 2012 | 106 | 106 | — | #1,514 |
| 2011 | 125 | 125 | — | #1,351 |
| 2010 | 108 | 108 | — | #1,503 |
| 2009 | 119 | 119 | — | #1,414 |
| 2008 | 146 | 146 | — | #1,205 |
| 2007 | 165 | 165 | — | #1,103 |
| 2006 | 182 | 182 | — | #1,008 |
| 2005 | 152 | 152 | — | #1,082 |
| 2004 | 156 | 156 | — | #1,043 |
| 2003 | 161 | 161 | — | #983 |
| 2002 | 147 | 147 | — | #1,045 |
| 2001 | 152 | 152 | — | #1,000 |
| 2000 | 174 | 174 | — | #895 |
| 1999 | 177 | 177 | — | #855 |
| 1998 | 166 | 166 | — | #873 |
| 1997 | 176 | — | — | #824 |
| 1996 | 198 | — | — | #755 |
| 1995 | 190 | — | — | #779 |
| 1994 | 193 | — | — | #757 |
| 1993 | 176 | — | — | #796 |
| 1992 | 196 | — | — | #739 |
| 1991 | 176 | — | #13,389 | #784 |
| 1990 | 164 | — | — | #794 |
| 1989 | 148 | — | — | #814 |
| 1988 | 139 | — | — | #805 |
| 1987 | 152 | — | — | #740 |
| 1986 | 172 | — | #11,079 | #701 |
| 1985 | 141 | — | — | #749 |
| 1984 | 157 | — | — | #696 |
| 1983 | 156 | — | — | #687 |
| 1982 | 175 | — | — | #658 |
| 1981 | 173 | — | #9,230 | #664 |
| 1980 | 179 | — | — | #648 |
| 1979 | 178 | — | — | #639 |
| 1978 | 154 | — | — | #673 |
| 1977 | 176 | — | #9,779 | #648 |
| 1976 | 174 | — | — | #621 |
| 1975 | 151 | — | — | #672 |
| 1974 | 166 | — | — | #624 |
| 1973 | 145 | — | — | #661 |
| 1972 | 143 | — | — | #671 |
| 1971 | 156 | — | — | #658 |
| 1970 | 164 | — | — | #634 |
| 1969 | 148 | — | — | #648 |
| 1968 | 159 | — | — | #603 |
| 1967 | 130 | — | — | #653 |
| 1966 | 120 | — | — | #678 |
| 1965 | 147 | — | — | #625 |
| 1964 | 170 | — | — | #603 |
| 1963 | 139 | — | — | #661 |
| 1962 | 130 | — | — | #679 |
| 1961 | 110 | — | — | #735 |
| 1960 | 130 | — | — | #688 |
| 1959 | 102 | — | — | #752 |
| 1958 | 147 | — | — | #633 |
| 1957 | 131 | — | — | #664 |
| 1956 | 131 | — | — | #665 |
| 1955 | 139 | — | #5,897 | #644 |
| 1954 | 139 | — | — | #627 |
| 1953 | 147 | — | — | #593 |
| 1952 | 125 | — | — | #628 |
| 1951 | 125 | — | — | #628 |
| 1950 | 136 | — | — | #582 |
| 1949 | 148 | — | — | #550 |
| 1948 | 116 | — | — | #630 |
| 1947 | 121 | — | — | #618 |
| 1946 | 124 | — | — | #577 |
| 1945 | 98 | — | — | #610 |
| 1944 | 92 | — | — | #643 |
| 1943 | 91 | — | — | #673 |
| 1942 | 79 | — | — | #722 |
| 1941 | 96 | — | — | #614 |
| 1940 | 91 | — | — | #622 |
| 1939 | 82 | — | — | #656 |
| 1938 | 75 | — | — | #700 |
| 1937 | 87 | — | #4,309 | #656 |
| 1936 | 94 | — | — | #597 |
| 1935 | 96 | — | — | #589 |
| 1934 | 103 | — | — | #582 |
| 1933 | 89 | — | — | #614 |
| 1932 | 81 | — | — | #677 |
| 1931 | 105 | — | — | #574 |
| 1930 | 102 | — | — | #606 |
| 1929 | 131 | — | — | #513 |
| 1928 | 117 | — | — | #567 |
| 1927 | 94 | — | — | #653 |
| 1926 | 71 | — | — | #768 |
| 1925 | 102 | — | — | #621 |
| 1924 | 121 | — | — | #579 |
| 1923 | 87 | — | — | #692 |
| 1922 | 87 | — | — | #698 |
| 1921 | 75 | — | — | #772 |
| 1920 | 84 | — | — | #705 |
| 1919 | 63 | — | — | #823 |
| 1918 | 58 | — | — | #870 |
| 1917 | 66 | — | — | #774 |
| 1916 | 44 | — | — | #964 |
| 1915 | 34 | — | — | #1,104 |
| 1914 | 30 | — | — | #1,024 |
| 1913 | 12 | — | — | #1,590 |
| 1912 | 24 | — | — | #920 |
| 1911 | 18 | — | — | #760 |
| 1910 | 23 | — | — | #600 |
| 1909 | 13 | — | — | #808 |
| 1908 | 11 | — | — | #830 |
| 1907 | 13 | — | — | #741 |
| 1906 | 16 | — | — | #592 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | — | #1,107 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,224 |
| 1903 | 10 | — | — | #739 |
| 1901 | 9 | — | — | #734 |
| 1900 | 10 | — | — | #844 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | — | #864 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,137 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | — | #990 |
| 1892 | 6 | — | — | #967 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | — | #851 |
| 1890 | 10 | — | — | #634 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #941 |
| 1880 | 7 | — | — | #752 |