Andy vs Raul
Andy and Raulcompared 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 2024, Andy was ranked #350 and Raul #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Andy was ranked #1108 and Raul #1402 among boys in England and Wales.
Andy and Raul over time
Andy and Raul appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Andy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Raul in 0.
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
Andy and Raul changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1108 and #1402.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Andy held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Raul in 5.
Highest recorded here: Andy #484 in 1997, Raul #673 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andy #1108, Raul #1402.
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 2002–2024
Andy held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Raul in 2.
Highest recorded here: Andy #262 in 2022, Raul #382 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andy #350, Raul #785.
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 | Andy | Raul |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #262 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #785 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andy has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Raul.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Andy
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1992–2025
Highest recorded position: #236 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1992–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #262 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Raul
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #382 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 2002–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1402 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys