Benedicta

A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning blessed, blessed one.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies

Benedicta by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Benedicta.

Its American peak was 8 babies in 1916, making it a 1910s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Benedicta. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Beneditablessed; feminine form of Benedict8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Benedettablessed; a form of Benedict5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a blessing

Like Benedicta, each of these has a blessing in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
  • Bennettblessed3,273 in the US (2017)
  • Gwendolynfair bow or blessed ring816 in the US (2017)
  • Edithblessed riches or wealthy in war390 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Gwenwhite, fair, blessed315 in the US (2017)
  • Ayangift or blessing255 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Benedicta

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