Aneurin vs Gruffydd
Aneurin and Gruffyddcompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Aneurin was ranked #1538 and Gruffydd #976 among boys in England and Wales.
Aneurin and Gruffydd over time
Aneurin and Gruffydd appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Gruffydd held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aneurin in 0.
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.
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
Aneurin and Gruffydd changed places 13 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1538 and #976.
- Longest-running competitions
Aneurin and Gruffydd were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1538 and #976.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Aneurin #753 in 2019, Gruffydd #740 in 2019.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Aneurin held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Gruffydd in 16.
Highest recorded here: Aneurin #753 in 2019, Gruffydd #740 in 2019.
The order changed in 2023: Gruffydd moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #967 and #1058; by 2023 that had become #1139 and #814.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aneurin #1538, Gruffydd #976.
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 | Aneurin | Gruffydd |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1538 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #976 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aneurin has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Gruffydd.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Aneurin
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #898 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #753 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1538 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Gruffydd
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1591 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #740 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #976 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys