Bernard vs Piaras
Bernard and Piarascompared 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 2005, Bernard was ranked #213 and Piaras #448 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2012, Bernard was ranked #346 and Piaras #346 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Bernard and Piaras over time
Bernard and Piaras appear together in 2 published lists, across 17 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.
Bernard reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Piaras 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.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 1997–2012
Bernard held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Piaras in 3.
Highest recorded here: Bernard #163 in 1998, Piaras #210 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Bernard #346, Piaras #346.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 1966–2005
Bernard held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Piaras in 0.
Highest recorded here: Bernard #36 in 1966, Piaras #256 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Bernard #213, Piaras #448.
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 | Piaras |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #277 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #392 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bernard and Piaras both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Piaras
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #256 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2020
Highest recorded position: #210 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1997–2020).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #392 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020.
Northern Ireland · Boys