Ben vs Travis
Ben and Traviscompared 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 2024, Ben was ranked #41 and Travis #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1983, Ben was ranked #70 and Travis #77 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1998, Ben was ranked #91 and Travis #88 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Ben was ranked #121 and Travis #330 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Ben was ranked #125 and Travis #239 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ben was ranked #509 and Travis #427 among boys in England and Wales.
Ben and Travis over time
Ben and Travis appear together in 3 published lists, across 84 years of shared records. Ben held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Travis 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.
Travis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Ben in 1. 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 28 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Ben rose about as far as Travis fell — from #245 and #292 in 1979 to #41 and #655 in 2024.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Ben #21 in 2002, Travis #120 in 2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ben held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Travis in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ben #21 in 2002, Travis #120 in 2000.
The order changed in 2024: Travis moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #447 and #519; by 2024 that had become #509 and #427.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ben #509, Travis #427.
Republic of Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1979–2024
Ben held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Travis in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ben #14 in 2005, Travis #226 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ben #41, Travis #655.
Northern Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2024
Ben held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Travis in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ben #6 in 2004, Travis #132 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ben #125, Travis #239.
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 | Travis |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #40 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #239 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| 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); Travis does not have one recorded yet.
- Ben has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Travis.
- A meaning is recorded for Ben; Travis doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
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
Travis
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #292 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #427 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys