Benny vs Jose
Benny and Josecompared 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 Jose #272 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Benny was ranked #631 and Jose #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Benny was ranked #773 and Jose #1199 among boys in England and Wales.
Benny and Jose over time
Benny and Jose appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Jose held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Benny 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.
Jose reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Benny 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 27 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Benny rose about as far as Jose fell — from #2357 and #680 in 1996 to #773 and #1199 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2024
Benny held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Jose in 20.
Highest recorded here: Benny #651 in 2023, Jose #434 in 2005.
The order changed in 2019: Benny moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #932 and #870; by 2019 that had become #894 and #1030.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Benny #773, Jose #1199.
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1950–1982
Benny held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Jose in 19.
Highest recorded here: Benny #221 in 1974, Jose #180 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1982: Benny #559, Jose #272.
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 | Benny | Jose |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1199 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Benny and Jose both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Jose
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #302 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2015
Highest recorded position: #180 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1945–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1199 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys