Benito

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Бенито in MK North Macedonia and Bento in TH Thailand.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 18 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Benito is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate name13K records spelled Benito2 spellings in the group

  Also written Bénito

• a separate name562 records spelled Benito3 spellings in the group

  Also written Bénito

• Russian given name480 records spelled Benito7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, Türkiye

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

  Also written Бенито, Беніто

65 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Benito is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Spanish, a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict or Bennett

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• Castela

  as a name·Dicionario Sefaradi De SobrenomesDictionary Of Sephardic Surnames Inclusive Cristaos-Novos, Conversos, Marranos, Italianos,…

• In German, männl. Vom., spanische Form von

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

• Spanish form of BENEDICT . In the 2Oth century it has also been used in Italy, most notably by the dictator Benito Mussolini (1883–1945), who was named after the Mexican revolutionary leader Benito Pablo Juarez (1806–72).

  as a word

• In English, A male given name from Spanish and Italian, equivalent to English Benedict.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 133 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Benito Juárezb. 1806MXPresident of Mexico from 1858 to 1872
• Benito Pérez Galdósb. 1843ESSpanish realist novelist (1843–1920)
• Benito Mussolinib. 1883ITdictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
• Benito Lorenzib. 1925ITItalian footballer (1925–2007)
• Benito Stefanellib. 1928ITItalian actor (1928–1999)
• Goyo Benitob. 1946ESSpanish footballer (1946-2020)
• Ignazio La Russab. 1947ITnot in their usual nameItalian politician (born 1947)
• Benito Martinezb. 1971USAmerican actor
• Loris Benitob. 1992CHSwiss association football player
• Romano Floriani Mussolinib. 2003ITnot in their usual nameItalian association football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 871 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Benito?

We estimate roughly 81 thousand people bear Benito (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Benito have the most bearers?

Benito is most frequently recorded in Mexico, where it is most often spelled benito.

What does the name Benito mean?

Recorded meaning: From Latin Benedictus, “blessed”.