Alphonsus vs Augustine
Alphonsus and Augustinecompared 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 1981, Alphonsus was ranked #322 and Augustine #292 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2013, Alphonsus was ranked #3822 and Augustine #4685 among boys in England and Wales.
Alphonsus and Augustine over time
Alphonsus and Augustine appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Augustine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alphonsus in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alphonsus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Augustine 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Alphonsus #155 in 1964, Augustine #124 in 1965.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 1964–1981
Alphonsus held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Augustine in 10.
Highest recorded here: Alphonsus #155 in 1964, Augustine #124 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Alphonsus #322, Augustine #292.
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 | Alphonsus | Augustine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3822 (2013) | England and Wales · Boys #1595 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alphonsus has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Augustine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Alphonsus
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 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 recorded1964–2012
Highest recorded position: #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #718 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2012.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Augustine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 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 recorded1964–2016
Highest recorded position: #124 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys