Benny vs Fredrik
Benny and Fredrikcompared 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 1982, Benny was ranked #559 and Fredrik #36 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Benny was ranked #710 and Fredrik #710 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Benny was ranked #773 and Fredrik #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Benny and Fredrik over time
Benny and Fredrik appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 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.
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
Benny and Fredrik changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #773 and #3254.
- Mirrored each other
Over 20 shared years in Norway · Boys, Fredrik rose about as far as Benny fell — from #346 and #181 in 1950 to #559 and #36 in 1982.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2024
Benny held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Fredrik in 9.
Highest recorded here: Benny #651 in 2023, Fredrik #1111 in 2020.
The order changed in 2012: Benny moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #1600 and #1522; by 2012 that had become #2117 and #2270.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Benny #773, Fredrik #3254.
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1950–1982
Benny held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Fredrik in 20.
Highest recorded here: Benny #221 in 1974, Fredrik #34 in 1979.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1982: Benny #559, Fredrik #36.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Fredrik
Pairs where Fredrik shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Fredrik vs Aksel
Fredrik and Aksel were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #82 and #25.
Fredrik · Aksel · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Arne vs Fredrik
Arne and Fredrik were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #222 and #82.
Arne · Fredrik · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Bjørn vs Fredrik
Bjørn and Fredrik were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #56 and #82.
Bjørn · Fredrik · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Fredrik vs Christian
Fredrik and Christian were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #82 and #131.
Fredrik · Christian · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Benny | Fredrik |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025) | Norway · Boys #82 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Benny and Fredrik both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Benny
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #346 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–1982
Highest recorded position: #221 among boys in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1950–1982).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Fredrik
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #137 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #82 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys