Benicio
5 syllables
♂ Male ◎ Spanish ◈ 5 syllables
"Blessed"

From Spanish

Benicio means blessed one or benevolent — from the Latin/Spanish. Benicio del Toro won the Oscar for Traffic — one of cinema's most intense performances. Four syllables of Oscar-for-Traffic, cinema's-most-intense, and the Latin-Spanish blessed-one.

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Benicio at a glance
MeaningBlessed
OriginSpanish
GenderMale
Syllables5
NumerologyLife Path 3
US Rank (today)#901
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Why parents love Benicio
  • Benicio del Toro won the Oscar for Traffic.
  • One of cinema's most intense performances.
  • Four syllables with a flowing, Spanish sound: beh-NEE-see-oh.
  • The meaning blessed one is sacredly aspirational.
  • Ben and Icio are both embedded.
The vibe of Benicio
blessed onebenevolentLatinSpanishBenicio del ToroOscarTrafficintenseflowing
Origin & history of Benicio
Latin benedictus (blessed) Spanish Benicio
1
Spanish roots
Benicio means blessed one. Del Toro won the Oscar for Traffic — one of cinema's most intense performances.
2
First recorded
Earliest known use: Latin; Benicio del Toro (born 1967).
3
Today
Benicio remains a beloved choice, ranking #901 in the US. 4,260 babies have been named Benicio since 1988.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
How popular is Benicio?
2024 peak year
The name Benicio reached its peak in 2024, with 339 registrations (ranked #751). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1988, roughly 36 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to around #901 today, averaging about 263 new babies per year. Benicio has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 4,260 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
339 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #751)
263 Avg. per year
(last decade)
2,630 Total registrations
last 10 years
4,260 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #901) Popular
↑ Trending upward in recent years
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Numerology of Benicio
3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.

Benicio's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — blessed seeking. People named Benicio tend to be flowing, intense, and gifted at being the blessed-one Oscar winner.

Blessed-one Oscar winner
Del-Toro-Traffic
Most-intense
Latin-Spanish
Flowing sacred
B2
E5
N5
I9
C3
I9
O6
Sum: 39 → Life path 3
Personality of Benicio
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
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Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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