Aonghus vs Jimmy
Aonghus and Jimmycompared 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 Jimmy #336 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Aonghus and Jimmy over time
Aonghus and Jimmy appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Jimmy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aonghus 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.
Aonghus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jimmy 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 1975–2021
Aonghus held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Jimmy in 7.
Highest recorded here: Aonghus #197 in 1984, Jimmy #216 in 1991.
The order changed in 1994: Jimmy moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #223 and #275; by 1994 that had become #299 and #299.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Aonghus #755, Jimmy #336.
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 | Jimmy |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #755 (2021) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (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 Jimmy 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
Jimmy
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #398 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #216 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1966–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys