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Benita
OriginLatin
Meaning"blessed"
About Benita
In fashion limbo with Anita and Juanita.
Pronounced buh-NEE-tuh.
As of October 2026, Benita ranked #8953 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #445 in 1961.
Editor's take: The name Benita is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "blessed".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Benita on lists
Famous Benitas
- Benita Hume
English actress
- Benita Ferrero
Waldner, former Austrian Foreign Minister
- Benita Valente
American soprano
- Benita Fitzgerald
Brown, American Olympic hurdler
- Benita Ha
Chinese,Canadian actress
- Benita Collings
Australian actress and TV personality
- Eva
Benita von Tiele,Winckler, Princess consort of Schaumburg,Lippe
- Friederike Marie
Christine Elisabeth Thaddaea Benita Eleonore Felipa, Princess of Schaumburg,Lippe (b. 2008), daughter of Alexander, Prince of Schaumburg,Lippe
Benita in pop culture
- Benita "Benny" Lopez
character on TV's "George Lopez"
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