Aonghus vs Jerry
Aonghus and Jerrycompared 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 2021, Aonghus was ranked #755 and Jerry #349 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Aonghus and Jerry over time
Aonghus and Jerry appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Jerry held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aonghus in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aonghus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jerry 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
Aonghus and Jerry changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1978 and 2021, ending at #755 and #349.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 1978–2021
Aonghus held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Jerry in 8.
Highest recorded here: Aonghus #185 in 1990, Jerry #213 in 1993.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Aonghus #755, Jerry #349.
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 | Aonghus | Jerry |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #755 (2021) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aonghus and Jerry both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Aonghus
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #304 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1971–2021
Highest recorded position: #180 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1971–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Jerry
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #250 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #213 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1993 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys