Benigna comes from the Italian / Portuguese / Roman / Spanish tradition, meaning Kind and gentle soul..
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How popular is Benigna?
1915peak year
Today, Benigna has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1915, 9 babies were given the name (ranked #2923 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 95 babies have been registered as Benigna since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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