Allan vs Dermott
Allan and Dermottcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1985, Allan was ranked #170 and Dermott #269 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Allan and Dermott over time
Allan and Dermott appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Allan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dermott in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Dermott reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Allan 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 1964–1985
Allan held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Dermott in 0.
Highest recorded here: Allan #121 in 1974, Dermott #137 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Allan #170, Dermott #269.
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 | Allan | Dermott |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #418 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #269 (1985) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Allan and Dermott both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Allan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #323 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1985
Highest recorded position: #31 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1985).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #418 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Dermott
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #232 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 recorded1964–1985
Highest recorded position: #137 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1985).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1985
Most recently recorded at #269 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1985.
Republic of Ireland · Boys