Arvydas vs Ben
Arvydas and Bencompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 1992, Arvydas was ranked #581 and Ben #583 among boys in Norway.
Arvydas and Ben over time
Arvydas and Ben appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Ben held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arvydas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Arvydas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ben 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
Arvydas and Ben changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1961 and 1992, ending at #581 and #583.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Arvydas #287 in 1963, Ben #233 in 1965.
List by list
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1961–1992
Arvydas held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Ben in 16.
Highest recorded here: Arvydas #287 in 1963, Ben #233 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Arvydas #581, Ben #583.
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
| Field | Arvydas | Ben |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A short form of Benjamin, Benedict and other names beginning with 'Ben'; in Dutch, can also be short for Bernhard. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew/Germanic, short form |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈbɛn/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #581 (1992) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #40 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ben has a recorded origin (Hebrew/Germanic, short form); Arvydas does not have one recorded yet.
- Arvydas has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Ben.
- A meaning is recorded for Ben; Arvydas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Arvydas
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #382 among boys in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1961–1992
Highest recorded position: #287 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1961–1992).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #581 among boys in Norway, in 1992.
Norway · Boys
Ben
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #376 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #40 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys