Allen vs Phelim
Allen and Phelimcompared 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 2010, Allen was ranked #720 and Phelim #720 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2009, Allen was ranked #2126 and Phelim #4527 among boys in England and Wales.
Allen and Phelim over time
Allen and Phelim appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Allen held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Phelim in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Phelim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Allen 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
Allen and Phelim changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2010, ending at #720 and #720.
- Longest-running competitions
Allen and Phelim were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 38 years, from 1964 to 2010, ending at #720 and #720.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Allen #127 in 1966, Phelim #164 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys38 shared years, 1964–2010
Allen held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Phelim in 6.
Highest recorded here: Allen #127 in 1966, Phelim #164 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Allen #720, Phelim #720.
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 | Allen | Phelim |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024) | Northern Ireland · Boys #415 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Allen and Phelim both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Allen
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #79 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1960
Highest recorded position: #76 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1960).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Phelim
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #164 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 recorded1964–2015
Highest recorded position: #164 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #415 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2017.
Northern Ireland · Boys