Benedict vs Hashim
Benedict and Hashimcompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Benedict was ranked #721 and Hashim #461 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Benedict was ranked #472 and Hashim #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Benedict and Hashim over time
Benedict and Hashim appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Benedict held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hashim 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.
Benedict reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hashim 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
Benedict and Hashim changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #721 and #461.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Benedict held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Hashim in 13.
Highest recorded here: Benedict #165 in 1999, Hashim #345 in 2013.
The order changed in 2016: Hashim moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #341 and #429; by 2016 that had become #442 and #432.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Benedict #721, Hashim #461.
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 | Hashim |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #472 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #461 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Benedict has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Hashim.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Hashim
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #605 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #345 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #461 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys