Barry vs Vlad
Barry and Vladcompared 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 2025, Barry was ranked #402 and Vlad #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Barry was ranked #3254 and Vlad #785 among boys in England and Wales.
Barry and Vlad over time
Barry and Vlad appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Barry reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Vlad 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 Vlad changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2004 and 2024, ending at #3254 and #785.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 2004–2024
Barry held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Vlad in 11.
Highest recorded here: Barry #815 in 2004, Vlad #410 in 2020.
The order changed in 2014: Vlad moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #1920 and #2055; by 2014 that had become #2079 and #1327.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Barry #3254, Vlad #785.
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 2005–2025
Barry held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Vlad in 3.
Highest recorded here: Barry #137 in 2006, Vlad #329 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Barry #402, Vlad #577.
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 | Barry | Vlad |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Barry has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Vlad.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Barry
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Vlad
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #3009 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2025
Highest recorded position: #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 2005–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys