The first name Benedicta
A girl’s name from Latin.
4 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
From Latin Benedicta, feminine of Benedictus. By surface analysis, Benedict + -a.
A form of Benedict.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Benedicta, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2006, with 7 births (#2,781).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Benedicta with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Benedicta at birth, 1880–2025
In 2019, 5 girls born in the United States were named Benedicta, the 15,913th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1916, when 8 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Benedicta in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Benedicta
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Benedicta of BjelboEst 1220 - Aft 1261
- Wera HobhouseGerman-British politician (born 1960)
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Questions
- What does the name Benedicta mean?
- From Latin Benedicta, feminine of Benedictus. By surface analysis, Benedict + -a.
- What is the origin of the name Benedicta?
- From Latin Benedicta, feminine of Benedictus. By surface analysis, Benedict + -a.
- How popular is the name Benedicta?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Benedicta, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2006, with 7 births.
- Is Benedicta a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 116 US babies named Benedicta since 1880 were girls.
- When was Benedicta most popular?
- 1916 in the United States, when 8 babies were named Benedicta, its highest rank at 3,294th.
- What name is Benedicta a form of?
- Benedicta is a form of Benedict.