Bartholomew vs Daren
Bartholomew and Darencompared 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 1994, Bartholomew was ranked #299 and Daren #247 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Bartholomew was ranked #3684 and Daren #2952 among boys in England and Wales.
Bartholomew and Daren over time
Bartholomew and Daren appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Bartholomew held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Daren in 0.
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.
Bartholomew reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Daren 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
Bartholomew and Daren changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2000 and 2025, ending at #3684 and #2952.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 22 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bartholomew and Daren averaged 45.7 places apart, ending at #299 and #247.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Bartholomew #117 in 1968, Daren #126 in 1970.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 1968–1994
Bartholomew held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Daren in 5.
Highest recorded here: Bartholomew #117 in 1968, Daren #126 in 1970.
The order changed in 1991: Daren moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #215 and #271; by 1991 that had become #324 and #324.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Bartholomew #299, Daren #247.
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 2000–2025
Bartholomew held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Daren in 7.
Highest recorded here: Bartholomew #1167 in 2000, Daren #2126 in 2009.
The order changed in 2025: Daren moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #2671 and #4270; by 2025 that had become #3684 and #2952.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bartholomew #3684, Daren #2952.
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 | Bartholomew | Daren |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3684 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2952 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 58/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bartholomew has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Daren.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Bartholomew
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #81 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 recorded1964–1995
Highest recorded position: #81 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1995).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Daren
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1968–1994
Highest recorded position: #126 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1968–1994).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2952 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys