Ben vs Dean

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.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Ben was ranked #40 and Dean #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• New Zealand · Boys

  In 1991, Ben was ranked #74 and Dean #92 among boys in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  In 1998, Ben was ranked #91 and Dean #79 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Ben was ranked #121 and Dean #727 among boys in Scotland.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2023, Ben was ranked #145 and Dean #348 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Ben was ranked #487 and Dean #782 among boys in England and Wales.

Ben and Dean over time

Ben and Dean over time

Ben and Dean appear together in 5 published lists, across 135 years of shared records. Ben held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Dean in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Dean reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Boys47 shared years, 1978–2025

  Ben held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Dean in 21.

  Highest recorded here: Ben #14 in 2005, Dean #24 in 1993.

  The order changed in 2000: Ben moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #38 and #32; by 2000 that had become #30 and #45.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ben #40, Dean #432.

• England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Ben held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Dean in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Ben #21 in 2002, Dean #80 in 1996.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ben #487, Dean #782.

• Northern Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 1997–2023

  Ben held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Dean in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Ben #6 in 2004, Dean #45 in 1997.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Ben #145, Dean #348.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys23 shared years, 1976–1998

  Ben held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Dean in 23.

  Highest recorded here: Ben #41 in 1981, Dean #35 in 1977.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 1998: Ben #91, Dean #79.

• New Zealand · Boys11 shared years, 1981–1991

  Ben held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Dean in 5.

  Highest recorded here: Ben #56 in 1990, Dean #60 in 1983.

  The order changed in 1988: Ben moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #76 and #66; by 1988 that had become #59 and #79.

  Most recent shared year, 1991: Ben #74, Dean #92.

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.

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Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

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