Benedicta comes from the Latin / Roman tradition, meaning Blessed.
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How popular is Benedicta?
1916peak year
Benedicta first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1913. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1916, 8 babies received the name (ranked #3294). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #13975), with roughly 6 babies named Benedicta each year. In total, around 116 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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