Ben vs Ryszard
Ben and Ryszardcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2011, Ben was ranked #28 and Ryszard #730 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 1987, Ben was ranked #484 and Ryszard #592 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ben was ranked #509 and Ryszard #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Ben and Ryszard over time
Ben and Ryszard appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Ben and Ryszard changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1952 and 1987, ending at #484 and #592.
List by list
Norway · Boys29 shared years, 1952–1987
Ben held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Ryszard in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ben #233 in 1965, Ryszard #176 in 1956.
The order changed in 1975: Ben moved ahead. In 1974 they stood at #450 and #309; by 1975 that had become #291 and #445.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Ben #484, Ryszard #592.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 2008–2024
Ben held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Ryszard in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ben #57 in 2008, Ryszard #2150 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ben #509, Ryszard #5119.
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 | Ben | Ryszard |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A short form of Benjamin, Benedict and other names beginning with 'Ben'; in Dutch, can also be short for Bernhard. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew/Germanic, short form | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɛn/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #40 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ben has a recorded origin (Hebrew/Germanic, short form); Ryszard does not have one recorded yet.
- Ben has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Ryszard.
- A meaning is recorded for Ben; Ryszard doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
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
Ryszard
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #269 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1987
Highest recorded position: #176 among boys in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1952–1987).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys