Bailey vs Zack

Bailey and Zackcompared 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.

Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Bailey was ranked #256 and Zack #177 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Bailey was ranked #516 and Zack #181 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Bailey was ranked #268 and Zack #181 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bailey was ranked #249 and Zack #338 among boys in England and Wales.

Bailey and Zack over time

Bailey and Zack appear together in 3 published lists, across 78 years of shared records. Bailey held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Zack in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Bailey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Zack 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.

One moved ahead of the other
In 1997, Bailey moved ahead of Zack in England and Wales · Boys — #263 and #188 the year before became #134 and #229.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bailey held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Zack in 1.
Highest recorded here: Bailey #62 in 2005, Zack #138 in 2010.
The order changed in 1997: Bailey moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #263 and #188; by 1997 that had become #134 and #229.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bailey #249, Zack #338.
Northern Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1998–2024
Bailey held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Zack in 12.
Highest recorded here: Bailey #83 in 2002, Zack #135 in 2011.
The order changed in 2016: Zack moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #150 and #166; by 2016 that had become #281 and #156.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bailey #256, Zack #177.
Republic of Ireland · Boys23 shared years, 1998–2023
Bailey held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Zack in 21.
Highest recorded here: Bailey #232 in 2006, Zack #140 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Bailey #516, Zack #181.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Bailey

Pairs where Bailey shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Jack vs Bailey
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Jack #1 in 2003, Bailey #23 in 2004.
Jack · Bailey · 19 shared years, 1996–2014 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2004 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Mason vs Bailey
In New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Mason moved into the top 50 at #27 in 2011 as Bailey fell out of it to #63, having been #47 the year before.
Mason · Bailey · 11 shared years, 2003–2014 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2011 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Hunter vs Bailey
In New Zealand · Boys, Hunter moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2005 as Bailey fell out of it to #67, having been #47 the year before.
Hunter · Bailey · 10 shared years, 1999–2008 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2005 New Zealand ranking
Mitchell vs Bailey
In New Zealand · Boys, Bailey moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2003 as Mitchell fell out of it to #61, having been #36 the year before.
Mitchell · Bailey · 11 shared years, 1996–2006 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2003 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bailey, Zack
Field	Bailey	Zack
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	1
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #179 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Bailey has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Zack.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Bailey

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #848 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2014
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2014).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Zack

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #188 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #135 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 1998–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #179 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys