Benedetto
One blessed or having received a blessing.
Name Census estimates that about 563 living Americans carry the first name Benedetto. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Benedetto today is around 39 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Benedetto births was 1915 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Benedetto. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
563
~ 1 in 608,800 Americans
Peak year
1915
21 babies that year
Average age
39
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,077
Tracked since 1912
Popularity
Benedetto: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Benedetto from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 106 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Benedetto remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Benedetto by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Benedetto during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Benedettos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. New York, Michigan, Massachusetts recorded the most babies named Benedetto, while New Jersey, Massachusetts, Michigan recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 63 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Benedetto
The name Benedetto has its origins in the Late Latin benedictus, meaning "blessed". The Italian form Benedetto stems from the same roots and is derived from the ecclesiastical Latin phrase bene dictus, which also translates to "well spoken" or "praised". This name was initially popularized within the Christian tradition and has strong ties to the Catholic faith.
The earliest known use of the name Benedetto can be traced back to the 6th century AD, with Saint Benedict of Nursia, the founder of the Benedictine monastic order and the author of the influential Benedictine Rule. Born in 480 AD in Nursia, Italy, Saint Benedict played a pivotal role in the establishment of monastic life in Western Europe.
Another prominent historical figure bearing this name was Benedetto Antelami, an Italian sculptor and architect who lived in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. His most notable work is the sculptural decoration of the Baptistery of Parma, a masterpiece of Romanesque art.
In the 15th century, Benedetto Dei was an Italian mathematician and philosopher who made significant contributions to the field of algebra. His treatise "La Pratica della Mercatura" (The Practice of Commerce) is considered one of the earliest works on commercial arithmetic.
The Renaissance period saw the rise of Benedetto Varchi, an Italian historian, humanist, and poet who lived from 1503 to 1565. He is remembered for his literary works, including the famous "Storia Fiorentina" (History of Florence).
In the 17th century, Benedetto Castelli was an Italian mathematician and scientist who made important contributions to the field of hydraulics. He was a student and colleague of Galileo Galilei and played a crucial role in the development of early modern science.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the name Benedetto, a name deeply rooted in the Christian tradition and closely associated with the virtues of blessedness, wisdom, and intellectual pursuits.
People
Benedetto + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Benedetto as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Benedetto: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benedetto?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 563 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Benedetto going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 608,800 US residents.
Is Benedetto a common name?
We classify Benedetto as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 867 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Benedetto most popular?
The single biggest year for Benedetto was 1915, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Benedetto is about 39 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Benedetto a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Benedetto in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.