Boy · Latin, through Portuguese
Benício
Say it: beh-NEE-syoo
Meaning
From Latin Benitius, an early saint's name of uncertain meaning, sometimes linked with bene 'well'.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A Brazilian favourite of the 2010s.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 2,947 babies given this name since 1988
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 5,700 boys
- 302 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.