Bailie vs Damien
Bailie and Damiencompared 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 2013, Bailie was ranked #398 and Damien #398 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2018, Bailie was ranked #4749 and Damien #731 among boys in England and Wales.
Bailie and Damien over time
Bailie and Damien appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Damien held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bailie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Damien reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bailie #1851 in 2005, Damien #280 in 2003.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1997–2018
Bailie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Damien in 19.
Highest recorded here: Bailie #1851 in 2005, Damien #280 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Bailie #4749, Damien #731.
Northern Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 1997–2013
Bailie held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Damien in 5.
Highest recorded here: Bailie #224 in 2000, Damien #134 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Bailie #398, Damien #398.
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 | Damien |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) |
| 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 Damien 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
Damien
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #75 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 recorded1969–1993
Highest recorded position: #34 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1974 (recorded 1969–1993).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #745 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys