Benedict vs Dara
Benedict and Daracompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2006, Benedict was ranked #282 and Dara #104 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Benedict was ranked #472 and Dara #106 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Benedict was ranked #721 and Dara #1025 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2008, Benedict was ranked #5545 and Dara #1815 among girls in England and Wales.
Benedict and Dara over time
Benedict and Dara appear together in 2 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Benedict reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Dara 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Benedict and Dara were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 43 years, from 1964 to 2024, ending at #472 and #106.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys43 shared years, 1964–2024
Benedict held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Dara in 41.
Highest recorded here: Benedict #155 in 1964, Dara #72 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Benedict #472, Dara #106.
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Benedict held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Dara in 0.
Highest recorded here: Benedict #165 in 1999, Dara #779 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Benedict #721, Dara #1025.
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 | Benedict | Dara |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #472 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #108 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Benedict has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Dara.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Benedict
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #721 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Dara
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #72 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls