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Andrea vs Bennett

Andrea and Bennettcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Andrea was ranked #1859 and Bennett #1402 among boys in England and Wales.

Andrea and Bennett over time

Andrea and Bennett appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Bennett held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Andrea in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Andrea reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bennett in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Andrea and Bennett changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2000 and 2024, ending at #1859 and #1402.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 20002024

    Andrea held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Bennett in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Andrea #1167 in 2000, Bennett #1402 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2023: Bennett moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #2018 and #2165; by 2023 that had become #2007 and #1610.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrea #1859, Bennett #1402.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Andrea, Bennett
FieldAndreaBennett
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #98 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Andrea and Bennett both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Andrea

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #401 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1952–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #98 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Bennett

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #2022 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2018–2023

    Highest recorded position: #395 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2018–2023).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys