Augustine vs Darron
Augustine and Darroncompared 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 1984, Augustine was ranked #318 and Darron #274 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Augustine was ranked #1781 and Darron #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Augustine and Darron over time
Augustine and Darron appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Augustine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Darron in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 1996–2022
Augustine held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Darron in 0.
Highest recorded here: Augustine #1765 in 1996, Darron #2357 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Augustine #1781, Darron #4789.
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 | Augustine | Darron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1595 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Augustine has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Darron.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Augustine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2016
Highest recorded position: #124 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Darron
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 recorded1971–1990
Highest recorded position: #260 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1971–1990).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4789 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys