Benjamin vs Janusz
Benjamin and Januszcompared 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 2012, Benjamin was ranked #32 and Janusz #4805 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 1987, Benjamin was ranked #125 and Janusz #574 among boys in Norway.
Benjamin and Janusz over time
Benjamin and Janusz appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Janusz 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.
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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 22 shared years in Norway · Boys, Benjamin rose about as far as Janusz fell — from #345 and #328 in 1950 to #125 and #574 in 1987.
List by list
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 1950–1987
Benjamin held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Janusz in 11.
Highest recorded here: Benjamin #125 in 1987, Janusz #188 in 1972.
The order changed in 1976: Benjamin moved ahead. In 1975 they stood at #244 and #240; by 1976 that had become #238 and #300.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Benjamin #125, Janusz #574.
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 | Janusz |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #46 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4805 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Benjamin has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Janusz does not have one recorded yet.
- Benjamin has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Janusz.
- A meaning is recorded for Benjamin; Janusz doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Janusz
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #328 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–1987
Highest recorded position: #160 among boys in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1950–1987).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #4805 among boys in England and Wales, in 2012.
England and Wales · Boys