Benedict vs Leroy
Benedict and Leroycompared 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 2023, Benedict was ranked #436 and Leroy #472 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Benedict was ranked #721 and Leroy #2671 among boys in England and Wales.
Benedict and Leroy over time
Benedict and Leroy appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Benedict held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Leroy 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Leroy changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1983 and 2023, ending at #436 and #472.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Benedict #165 in 1999, Leroy #624 in 2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Benedict held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Leroy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Benedict #165 in 1999, Leroy #624 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Benedict #721, Leroy #2671.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 1983–2023
Benedict held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Leroy in 3.
Highest recorded here: Benedict #267 in 1992, Leroy #258 in 1983.
The order changed in 2023: Benedict moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #741 and #556; by 2023 that had become #436 and #472.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Benedict #436, Leroy #472.
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 | Leroy |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #472 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Benedict has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Leroy.
- 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
Leroy
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #293 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1977–2025
Highest recorded position: #258 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1977–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys