Benito

Latin

"blessed"

Benito Origin and Meaning

Variation of Benedict

Benito Rank in US Top 1000

# 986 in the US

Popularity of the name Benito

• 1929 Nameberry 2025
• 196 Unique 2024

Famous People Named Benito

• Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini Italian Fascist dictator
• Benito Pablo Juárez 26th President of Mexico
• Benito "Benny" Carbone Italian footballer
• Benito Pérez Galdós Spanish novelist
• Benito Santiago Puerto Rican baseball player
• Benito Pastoriza Iyodo Puerto Rican poet
• Benito Dxuladi (adopted 2010) son of Mexican singer Lila Downs

The name Benito in Pop Culture

• "Benito Cereno " short story by Herman Melville