Meaning of the nameBenedito
- Male
- Latin origin
- Be-ne-di-to
Benedito is a male name of Latin origin, from Benedictus, 'blessed', and a doublet of Bento.
- People (2022)
- 152,493
- Rank in Brazil
- #223
- Median age
- 63 years
- 2010 Census
- 214,024
- people
Benedito in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Benedito, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (43,126 people).
478 women 152,015 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Benedito is most common
States with the highest share of people named Benedito in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.308%
- Pará 0.228%
- Mato Grosso 0.150%
- Alagoas 0.128%
- São Paulo 0.124%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 54,867 | 0.124% |
| Pará | 18,485 | 0.228% |
| Minas Gerais | 12,954 | 0.063% |
| Maranhão | 7,671 | 0.113% |
| Paraná | 7,592 | 0.066% |
| Ceará | 7,337 | 0.083% |
| Bahia | 5,531 | 0.039% |
| Mato Grosso | 5,492 | 0.150% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,685 | 0.029% |
| Goiás | 4,641 | 0.066% |
| Alagoas | 3,991 | 0.128% |
| Piauí | 2,602 | 0.080% |
| Pernambuco | 2,585 | 0.029% |
| Amapá | 2,263 | 0.308% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,099 | 0.055% |
| Amazonas | 1,630 | 0.041% |
| Paraíba | 1,507 | 0.038% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,335 | 0.048% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,148 | 0.035% |
| Distrito Federal | 993 | 0.035% |
| Rondônia | 675 | 0.043% |
| Santa Catarina | 629 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 504 | 0.033% |
| Sergipe | 403 | 0.018% |
| Acre | 365 | 0.044% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 285 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 224 | 0.035% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Benedito
Wiktionary records Benedito as inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Benedito, a learned borrowing from Latin Benedictus, and gives it as a doublet of Bento. Benedictus comes from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictus, 'blessed, praised', from the verb benedīcō, 'to speak well of'. Behind the Name agrees on 'blessed'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 152,493 people named Benedito, with a median age of 63. The name is almost always male, peaks among those born in the 1950s and, proportionally, is most common in Amapá.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Benedito · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Benedictus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Benedict · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Benedito
What does the name Benedito mean?
Benedito means “blessed”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Benedito in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 152,493 people with the first name Benedito, which ranks it number 223 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Benedito a boy's or a girl's name?
Benedito is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 478 women and 152,015 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Benedito?
Benedito is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Benedito most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.308% of the state's population is named Benedito (2,263 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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