Albert vs Malachy
Albert and Malachycompared 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 2024, Albert was ranked #57 and Malachy #1132 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Albert was ranked #216 and Malachy #216 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Albert was ranked #348 and Malachy #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Albert and Malachy over time
Albert and Malachy appear together in 3 published lists, across 98 years of shared records. Albert held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Malachy in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Albert and Malachy changed places 16 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #348 and #372.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 59 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Albert and Malachy averaged 52.9 places apart, ending at #348 and #372.
- Longest-running competitions
Albert and Malachy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 59 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #348 and #372.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Albert #200 in 2023, Malachy #153 in 2023.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys59 shared years, 1964–2025
Albert held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Malachy in 20.
Highest recorded here: Albert #101 in 1964, Malachy #123 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Albert #348, Malachy #372.
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Albert held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Malachy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Albert #55 in 2018, Malachy #401 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Albert #57, Malachy #1132.
Northern Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 1997–2024
Albert held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Malachy in 9.
Highest recorded here: Albert #200 in 2023, Malachy #153 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Albert #216, Malachy #216.
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 | Albert | Malachy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #58 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Albert has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Malachy.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Albert
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #227 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: #52 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #58 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Malachy
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #129 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #123 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys