Meaning and history
Spanish contracted form of Benedicto. The name was borne by Mexican president Benito Juárez (1806–1872), after whom Benito Mussolini (1883–1945), the fascist dictator of Italy during World War II, was named.
20062006: 182 births, rank #1,008
2007: 165 births, rank #1,102
2008: 146 births, rank #1,205
2009: 119 births, rank #1,413
2010: 108 births, rank #1,503
20112011: 125 births, rank #1,350
2012: 106 births, rank #1,514
2013: 118 births, rank #1,413
2014: 92 births, rank #1,670
2015: 88 births, rank #1,740
20162016: 79 births, rank #1,875
2017: 104 births, rank #1,567
2018: 86 births, rank #1,777
2019: 105 births, rank #1,582
2020: 101 births, rank #1,600
20212021: 176 births, rank #1,143
2022: 191 births, rank #1,113
2023: 201 births, rank #1,073
2024: 172 births, rank #1,193
20252025: 226 births, rank #1,002
Benito rose from #1000 to #983 for boys between 2001 and 2003. Its highest annual birth count came in 1996, with 198 births.