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Augustine vs Turlough

Augustine and Turloughcompared 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 2016, Augustine was ranked #713 and Turlough #601 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Augustine and Turlough over time

Augustine and Turlough appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Augustine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Turlough 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.

Augustine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Turlough 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

    Augustine and Turlough changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1965 and 2016, ending at #713 and #601.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 19652016

    Augustine held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Turlough in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Augustine #124 in 1965, Turlough #206 in 1969.

    The order changed in 1991: Turlough moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #248 and #330; by 1991 that had become #288 and #288.

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Augustine #713, Turlough #601.

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 Augustine, Turlough
FieldAugustineTurlough
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
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEGB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #1595 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10053/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Augustine has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Turlough.
  • Both names have recorded usage in IE.

How each name got here

Augustine

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1964–2016

    Highest recorded position: #124 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2016).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Turlough

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #222 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

  2. Highest recorded1965–2025

    Highest recorded position: #206 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1965–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys