Bernard vs Deon
Bernard and Deoncompared 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 2003, Bernard was ranked #210 and Deon #299 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Bernard was ranked #396 and Deon #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bernard was ranked #613 and Deon #924 among boys in England and Wales.
Bernard and Deon over time
Bernard and Deon appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Bernard held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Deon in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Deon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bernard 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
Bernard and Deon changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #613 and #924.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bernard held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Deon in 11.
Highest recorded here: Bernard #613 in 2024, Deon #655 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bernard #613, Deon #924.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2007–2023
Bernard held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Deon in 0.
Highest recorded here: Bernard #226 in 2007, Deon #435 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Bernard #396, Deon #770.
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 | Bernard | Deon |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #277 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #924 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bernard has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Deon.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Bernard
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #84 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: #33 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #277 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Deon
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1914 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 recorded2002–2013
Highest recorded position: #243 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 2002–2013).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #924 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys