Benjamin vs Ingmar
Benjamin and Ingmarcompared 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 2025, Benjamin was ranked #48 and Ingmar #498 among boys in Norway.
Benjamin and Ingmar over time
Benjamin and Ingmar appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Benjamin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingmar 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.
Ingmar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Benjamin 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys15 shared years, 1962–2025
Benjamin held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Ingmar in 1.
Highest recorded here: Benjamin #13 in 2016, Ingmar #400 in 2009.
The order changed in 1977: Benjamin moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #481 and #452; by 1977 that had become #235 and #609.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Benjamin #48, Ingmar #498.
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 | Benjamin | Ingmar |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'son of the right hand', with the underlying literal sense being 'son of the south' (since 'right' indicated the southerly direction in the biblical east-facing orientation convention). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɛndʒəmɪn/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #46 (2025) | Norway · Boys #498 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Benjamin has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Ingmar does not have one recorded yet.
- Benjamin has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ingmar.
- A meaning is recorded for Benjamin; Ingmar doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Benjamin
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2023
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New Zealand, in 2003 (recorded 1970–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #46 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Ingmar
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #330 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #266 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #498 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys