Bendik vs Jason
Bendik and Jasoncompared 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 2024, Bendik was ranked #183 and Jason #489 among boys in Norway.
Bendik and Jason over time
Bendik and Jason appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Bendik held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jason 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.
Jason reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bendik 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
Bendik and Jason changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1970 and 2024, ending at #183 and #489.
- Longest-running competitions
Bendik and Jason were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1970 to 2024, ending at #183 and #489.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1970–2024
Bendik held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Jason in 6.
Highest recorded here: Bendik #56 in 1996, Jason #330 in 1972.
The order changed in 1983: Bendik moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #487 and #468; by 1983 that had become #277 and #443.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bendik #183, Jason #489.
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 | Bendik | Jason |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Ancient Greek Iason, meaning 'healer'. In Greek mythology, Jason led the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece; the name also appears in the New Testament as a Hellenized form possibly of a Hebrew name. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.sən/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| 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 #155 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #135 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jason has a recorded origin (Greek); Bendik does not have one recorded yet.
- Bendik and Jason both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jason; Bendik doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Bendik
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #470 among boys in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #56 among boys in Norway, in 1996 (recorded 1965–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #155 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jason
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #100 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2005
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1971 (recorded 1964–2005).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #135 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys