Bailie vs Ciaron
Bailie and Ciaroncompared 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 2004, Bailie was ranked #264 and Ciaron #235 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2010, Bailie was ranked #3332 and Ciaron #4678 among boys in England and Wales.
Bailie and Ciaron over time
Bailie and Ciaron appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Ciaron held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bailie 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.
Ciaron reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bailie 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
Bailie and Ciaron changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2010, ending at #3332 and #4678.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 1997–2010
Bailie held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Ciaron in 8.
Highest recorded here: Bailie #1851 in 2005, Ciaron #918 in 2000.
The order changed in 2007: Bailie moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #2282 and #1744; by 2007 that had become #2023 and #4333.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Bailie #3332, Ciaron #4678.
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 | Bailie | Ciaron |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #4647 (2011) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bailie and Ciaron both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Bailie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 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 recorded1997–2013
Highest recorded position: #224 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1997–2013).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Ciaron
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #250 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
Highest recorded2001–2004
Highest recorded position: #235 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 2001–2004).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #4647 among boys in England and Wales, in 2011.
England and Wales · Boys