Ben vs Tommy

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.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2024, Ben was ranked #125 and Tommy #20 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Ben was ranked #121 and Tommy #20 among boys in Scotland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Ben was ranked #40 and Tommy #27 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Ben was ranked #509 and Tommy #39 among boys in England and Wales.

• Norway · Boys

  In 2023, Ben was ranked #355 and Tommy #490 among boys in Norway.

Ben and Tommy over time

Ben and Tommy appear together in 4 published lists, across 159 years of shared records. Ben held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Tommy in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Ben reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Tommy 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

• Norway · Boys65 shared years, 1950–2023

  Ben held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Tommy in 59.

  Highest recorded here: Ben #233 in 1965, Tommy #11 in 1976.

  The order changed in 2023: Ben moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #440 and #430; by 2023 that had become #355 and #490.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Ben #355, Tommy #490.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys43 shared years, 1980–2025

  Ben held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Tommy in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Ben #14 in 2005, Tommy #21 in 2023.

  The order changed in 2022: Tommy moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #32 and #36; by 2022 that had become #40 and #29.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ben #40, Tommy #27.

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Ben held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Tommy in 14.

  Highest recorded here: Ben #21 in 2002, Tommy #22 in 2020.

  The order changed in 2011: Tommy moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #73 and #156; by 2011 that had become #97 and #65.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Ben #509, Tommy #39.

• Northern Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 1999–2024

  Ben held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Tommy in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Ben #6 in 2004, Tommy #11 in 2023.

  The order changed in 2018: Tommy moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #38 and #95; by 2018 that had become #64 and #58.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Ben #125, Tommy #20.

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.

Where to go next

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.

Side by side

How each name got here