UK girl's name
Benedita
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Benedita is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Benedita popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4192, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2020, with 11 births.
This profile covers 50 England and Wales registrations across 8 recorded years from 2017 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 45% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 50 living people in the UK are called Benedita. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Benedita ranked #4192 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2020, when 11 girls were registered as Benedita.
- • About 50 living people in the UK are estimated to have Benedita as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4192
2024
Births in 2024
5
Latest year
Peak year
2020
11 births
Estimated living
50
2026
Popularity
Benedita over time
The chart below shows babies named Benedita registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2017 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Benedita, the clearest high point is 2020. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2024, compared with 11 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Benedita by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Benedita was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3935 | 30 | 5 |
| 2010s | #3493 | 20 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Benedita
- Bethany 43,226
- Brooke 18,370
- Bella 14,112
- Bonnie 12,149
- Beatrice 11,306
- Bethan 7,968
- Beth 6,440
- Betsy 5,065
- Beatrix 4,317
- Billie 4,220
- Beau 3,231
- Bryony 3,167
FAQ
Benedita: questions and answers
How popular is the name Benedita in the UK right now?
In 2024, Benedita was ranked #4192 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Benedita most popular?
The peak year on record was 2020, with 11 babies registered as Benedita in England and Wales.
How many people are called Benedita in the UK?
A total of 50 babies have been registered as Benedita across the 8 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.