Bartholomew vs Garrett
Bartholomew and Garrettcompared 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 1995, Bartholomew was ranked #281 and Garrett #184 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Bartholomew was ranked #2488 and Garrett #3411 among boys in England and Wales.
Bartholomew and Garrett over time
Bartholomew and Garrett appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Bartholomew reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Garrett 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Bartholomew and Garrett were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 31 years, from 1964 to 1995, ending at #281 and #184.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bartholomew #1104 in 1996, Garrett #1168 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys31 shared years, 1964–1995
Bartholomew held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Garrett in 31.
Highest recorded here: Bartholomew #81 in 1964, Garrett #66 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Bartholomew #281, Garrett #184.
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 1996–2019
Bartholomew held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Garrett in 1.
Highest recorded here: Bartholomew #1104 in 1996, Garrett #1168 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Bartholomew #2488, Garrett #3411.
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 | Garrett |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2671 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #631 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 58/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bartholomew has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Garrett.
- 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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Garrett
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #78 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 recorded1964–2021
Highest recorded position: #66 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #631 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021.
Republic of Ireland · Boys