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Girl name Latin origin Catholic tradition

Benita

beh-NEE-tah · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
blessed
Language
Latin
Culture
Spanish;Italian
Religion
Catholic
Style era
vintage
Themes
Spanish · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#11229
2024 births8
Peak year1961
First appeared1889
Total US births13,658
1961 peak18891923195719902024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Beni
Alternate spellings
BenedictaBenetta
In other languages
Benita (Spanish)Bénédicte (French)

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Notable people named Benita

Benita Veliz (activist)
Benita Alexander