Benny vs Roger

Benny and Rogercompared 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 Roger #60 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Benny was ranked #631 and Roger #631 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Benny was ranked #773 and Roger #2263 among boys in England and Wales.

Benny and Roger over time

Benny and Roger appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 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.

Roger 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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Benny and Roger changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #773 and #2263.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Benny #221 in 1974, Roger #18 in 1972.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2024
Benny held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Roger in 10.
Highest recorded here: Benny #651 in 2023, Roger #704 in 1996.
The order changed in 2013: Benny moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #2117 and #1962; by 2013 that had become #1183 and #3822.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Benny #773, Roger #2263.
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1950–1982
Benny held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Roger in 20.
Highest recorded here: Benny #221 in 1974, Roger #18 in 1972.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1982: Benny #559, Roger #60.

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 Roger

Pairs where Roger shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Luke vs Roger
In 1964 they stood at #105 and #113 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2021 they were #18 and #631.
Luke · Roger · 41 shared years, 1964–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2021 Republic of Ireland ranking
Alexander vs Roger
In 1964 they stood at #116 and #113 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 3 places apart; by 2021 they were #43 and #631.
Alexander · Roger · 41 shared years, 1964–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2021 Republic of Ireland ranking
Samuel vs Roger
In 1964 they stood at #119 and #113 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 6 places apart; by 2021 they were #75 and #631.
Samuel · Roger · 41 shared years, 1964–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2021 Republic of Ireland ranking
Martin vs Roger
In 1945 they stood at #83 and #86 in Norway · Boys, 3 places apart; by 2013 they were #27 and #514.
Martin · Roger · 62 shared years, 1945–2013 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2013 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Benny, Roger
Field	Benny	Roger
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	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Benny and Roger 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

Roger

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #86 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys