Ambrose vs Gerry
Ambrose and Gerrycompared 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 2016, Ambrose was ranked #713 and Gerry #491 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ambrose was ranked #945 and Gerry #3688 among boys in England and Wales.
Ambrose and Gerry over time
Ambrose and Gerry appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 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.
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
Ambrose and Gerry changed places 12 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #945 and #3688.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2024
Ambrose held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Gerry in 6.
Highest recorded here: Ambrose #890 in 2023, Gerry #1345 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ambrose #945, Gerry #3688.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 1973–2016
Ambrose held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Gerry in 4.
Highest recorded here: Ambrose #234 in 1977, Gerry #237 in 1983.
The order changed in 1979: Gerry moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #234 and #293; by 1979 that had become #292 and #292.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Ambrose #713, Gerry #491.
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 | Ambrose | Gerry |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #945 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ambrose has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Gerry.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ambrose
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: #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #945 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Gerry
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #290 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2025
Highest recorded position: #237 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1973–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys