Benicio
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning blessed.
Babies a year
185
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#672
up from #751
UK popularity
#1613
16 babies
How Benicio has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2016 | #977 |
| 2018 | #886 |
| 2019 | #886 |
| 2020 | #772 |
| 2021 | #797 |
| 2022 | #763 |
| 2023 | #778 |
| 2024 | #751 |
| 2025 | #672 |
Benicio by the numbers
In 2025, 16 babies in England and Wales were named Benicio. In the US, 185 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 209 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Benicio. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a blessing
Like Benicio, 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)
- Bensonson of ben or blessed son620 in the US (2017)
- Ayaangift; blessing; grace from God443 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ayangift or blessing255 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aymanblessed, fortunate, auspicious203 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Benicio
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