Baby Name Popularity Profile

Benicio

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Benicio.

✦ Blessed 🌍 Spanish, Latin Virtue Traditional
National Rank (2025) #672
All-Time Peak Rank #672 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 4,665 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 100.0% Boy / 0.0% Girl Male Archetype
First Recorded 1988 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 405 births in 2025
💡 The Benicio Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Blessed
Language Origin Spanish, Latin
Origin Type multiple
Derived from the Latin *benedictus* meaning 'blessed', or from *bene* meaning 'well'. It is a Spanish and Portuguese name.
Common Nicknames
Beni Ben
Pronunciation: beh-NEE-see-oh
Themes & Categories
Virtue Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Benicio across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +32.4%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +204.5%
2015: 133 births 133 2016: 209 births 2017: 185 births 2018: 245 births 2019: 247 births 2020: 306 births 306 2021: 307 births 2022: 329 births 2023: 327 births 2024: 339 births 2025: 405 births 405
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 405 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 26 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 7
1990s: 12
2000s: 855
2010s: 1,778
2020s: 2,013

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Be-ni-ci-o
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with B, a letter used by only 3.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Arizona
Top States Arizona, California, Nevada, Florida, Texas
States with Data 27
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Arizona #531 183 2020 Insufficient historical volume
California #330 1,230 2025 +66.7% Growth
Nevada #366 28 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #508 266 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #602 570 2025 +8.5% Growth
Colorado #503 78 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #246 159 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #377 290 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #534 80 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #490 116 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 33 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1600 175 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 17 2022 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico #368 10 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #1113 45 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 12 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan Unranked 49 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #714 18 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #982 25 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #1255 47 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 16 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #797 17 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #1289 31 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 7 2022 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #1296 11 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri Unranked 5 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana Unranked 5 2021 Insufficient historical volume

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