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Arron vs Gerry

Arron 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 2018, Arron was ranked #749 and Gerry #471 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Arron was ranked #2443 and Gerry #3688 among boys in England and Wales.

Arron and Gerry over time

Arron and Gerry appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Arron held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Gerry 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

    Arron and Gerry changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1979 and 2018, ending at #749 and #471.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Arron #138 in 1996, Gerry #1345 in 1997.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Arron held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Gerry in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Arron #138 in 1996, Gerry #1345 in 1997.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Arron #2443, Gerry #3688.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 19792018

    Arron held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Gerry in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Arron #168 in 1997, Gerry #237 in 1983.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Arron #749, Gerry #471.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Arron, Gerry
FieldArronGerry
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationScotland · Boys #619 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Arron and Gerry both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Arron

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1974

    First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #138 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Gerry

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1973–2025

    Highest recorded position: #237 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1973–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys