Bill vs Dorian
Bill and Doriancompared 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, Bill was ranked #676 and Dorian #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bill was ranked #2921 and Dorian #898 among boys in England and Wales.
Bill and Dorian over time
Bill and Dorian appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 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.
Bill reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Dorian 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
Bill and Dorian changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2005 and 2025, ending at #676 and #829.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Bill #328 in 2008, Dorian #322 in 2010.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Bill held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Dorian in 18.
Highest recorded here: Bill #613 in 1997, Dorian #549 in 2012.
The order changed in 2007: Dorian moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #1280 and #1347; by 2007 that had become #1252 and #1079.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bill #2921, Dorian #898.
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 2005–2025
Bill held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Dorian in 4.
Highest recorded here: Bill #328 in 2008, Dorian #322 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bill #676, Dorian #829.
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 | Bill | Dorian |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 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 | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bill has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Dorian.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Bill
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #288 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1991–2025
Highest recorded position: #203 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1991–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Dorian
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1458 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — 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: #322 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 2005–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys