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Barry vs Keith

Barry and Keithcompared 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.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 1967, Barry was ranked #66 and Keith #81 among boys in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 1969, Barry was ranked #81 and Keith #97 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2007, Barry was ranked #276 and Keith #276 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Barry was ranked #402 and Keith #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Barry was ranked #3684 and Keith #5137 among boys in England and Wales.

Barry and Keith over time

Barry and Keith appear together in 5 published lists, across 131 years of shared records. Barry held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Keith in 2.

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.

Keith reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Barry 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

    Barry and Keith changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #3684 and #5137.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 59 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Barry and Keith averaged 28.0 places apart, ending at #402 and #577.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Barry and Keith were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 59 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #402 and #577.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Barry #441 in 1996, Keith #379 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys59 shared years, 1964–2025

    Barry held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Keith in 34.

    Highest recorded here: Barry #17 in 1985, Keith #17 in 1975.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Barry #402, Keith #577.

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2025

    Barry held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Keith in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Barry #441 in 1996, Keith #379 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2024: Barry moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #4001 and #2755; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #3688.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Barry #3684, Keith #5137.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys18 shared years, 1952–1969

    Barry held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Keith in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Barry #30 in 1952, Keith #40 in 1952.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1969: Barry #81, Keith #97.

  • New Zealand · Boys14 shared years, 1954–1967

    Barry held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Keith in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Barry #24 in 1955, Keith #33 in 1954.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1967: Barry #66, Keith #81.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 1997–2007

    Barry held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Keith in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Barry #90 in 1997, Keith #143 in 1997.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2007: Barry #276, Keith #276.

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 Barry

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

Other comparisons involving Keith

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Barry, Keith
FieldBarryKeith
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 recorded
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Barry has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Keith.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Barry

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #30 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Keith

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #40 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys