Benita Name Popularity

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How popular is Benita?

The rare name Benita was the 9,187th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Benita, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 445, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1961 with 479 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Benita in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1903.

Benita, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1907-1918, 1921-1924, 1930-1933, 1943-1951, and 1956-1960, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1970-1974, 1980-1986, 1989-1993, 1995-1998, 2000-2003, and 2007-2011.

Where is the name Benita popularity headed?

Benita's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Benita has steadily decreased for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Benita has remained about the same.

The name Benita is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Benita has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Benita (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		11	9,187
2017		12	8,850
2016		14	8,044
2015		22	5,857
2014		15	7,709
2013		11	9,699
2012		23	5,729
2011		11	9,822
2010		17	7,257
2009		22	6,123
2008		18	7,113
2007		25	5,548
2006		20	6,394
2005		21	5,830
2004		21	5,779
2003		16	6,932
2002		28	4,395
2001		23	5,033
2000		27	4,418
1999		27	4,209
1998		29	3,928
1997		37	3,166
1996		39	3,031
1995		46	2,653
1994		46	2,661
1993		45	2,680
1992		77	1,847
1991		66	2,059
1990		62	2,103
1989		84	1,640
1988		60	1,987
1987		75	1,631
1986		71	1,657
1985		93	1,382
1984		89	1,351
1983		98	1,266
1982		126	1,116
1981		127	1,093
1980		126	1,099
1979		138	1,019
1978		136	1,001
1977		158	898
1976		136	939
1975		161	833
1974		156	842
1973		172	778
1972		209	695
1971		219	695
1970		286	607
1969		278	594
1968		278	575
1967		302	542
1966		311	535
1965		377	487
1964		371	510
1963		397	488
1962		451	451
1961		479	445
1960		475	447
1959		394	488
1958		344	522
1957		318	537
1956		283	557
1955		315	521
1954		296	517
1953		251	551
1952		243	552
1951		255	518
1950		190	606
1949		184	606
1948		163	652
1947		127	763
1946		122	733
1945		88	804
1944		86	821
1943		87	832
1942		85	829
1941		96	719
1940		79	796
1939		98	687
1938		92	713
1937		112	640
1936		134	564
1935		124	578
1934		123	587
1933		132	553
1932		79	761
1931		97	678
1930		78	801
1929		88	747
1928		71	864
1927		68	904
1926		82	801
1925		56	996
1924		81	829
1923		64	913
1922		51	1,060
1921		50	1,073
1920		57	969
1919		64	877
1918		69	863
1917		50	986
1916		45	1,030
1915		49	947
1914		40	933
1913		26	1,070
1912		30	921
1911		30	790
1910		19	1,001
1909		12	1,226
1908		14	1,092
1907		7	1,655
1906		12	1,104
1905		14	1,019
1904		9	1,269
1903		< 5	--
1902		10	1,138
1901		5	1,707
1900		9	1,330
1899		< 5	--
1898		8	1,270
1897		7	1,273
1896		7	1,301
1895		< 5	--
1894		< 5	--
1893		5	1,461
1892		6	1,293
1891		7	1,106
1890		6	1,225
1889		5	1,305
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.