Meaning of the nameBenícia

Female
Italian origin
Be-ní-ci-a

Benícia is the feminine form of Benício, a name that Behind the Name derives from the Italian surname Benizzi; there is no known word meaning.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,411 people named Benícia, the 6,542nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 63, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Meaning

The meaning of Benícia is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 1,411
Rank in Brazil: #6,542
Median age: 63 years
2010 Census: 1,752; people

Benícia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Benícia, 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 (286 people).

1,393 women 0 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 Benícia is most common

States with the highest share of people named Benícia in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Bahia 0.002%
Minas Gerais 0.001%
São Paulo 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
Bahia	307	0.002%
São Paulo	248	0.001%
Minas Gerais	138	0.001%
Goiás	71	0.001%
Pernambuco	65	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	58	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	53	0.000%
Piauí	48	0.002%
Ceará	47	0.001%
Pará	43	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	38	0.001%
Santa Catarina	33	0.000%
Mato Grosso	33	0.001%
Paraná	32	0.000%
Maranhão	31	0.001%
Alagoas	31	0.001%
Paraíba	26	0.001%
Distrito Federal	24	0.001%
Tocantins	22	0.002%
Espírito Santo	17	0.000%
Amazonas	15	0.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Benícia

Wiktionary records Benícia as the feminine form of Benício. According to Behind the Name, the name Benicio, in its Spanish entry, comes from the Italian surname Benizzi, and the same page lists Benício as the Brazilian Portuguese form. Because the origin is a surname, with no word meaning, the meaning of the name is not known for certain. The name is almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,411 people named Benícia, with a median age of 63. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Sources

Wiktionary: Benícia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Benício · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Benicio · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Benícia

What does the name Benícia mean?

The meaning of Benícia is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Benícia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,411 people with the first name Benícia, which ranks it number 6,542 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Benícia a boy's or a girl's name?

Benícia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,393 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Benícia?

Benícia is a name of Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Benícia most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Benícia (307 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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