Bill vs Grant

Bill and Grantcompared 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 2009, Bill was ranked #429 and Grant #701 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bill was ranked #2921 and Grant #4270 among boys in England and Wales.

Bill and Grant over time

Bill and Grant appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Grant reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Bill 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 Grant changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2921 and #4270.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bill #613 in 1997, Grant #128 in 1996.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bill held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Grant in 21.
Highest recorded here: Bill #613 in 1997, Grant #128 in 1996.
The order changed in 2024: Bill moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #3112 and #2813; by 2024 that had become #2921 and #4270.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bill #2921, Grant #4270.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 1991–2009
Bill held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Grant in 2.
Highest recorded here: Bill #203 in 1998, Grant #234 in 1996.
The order changed in 1998: Bill moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #251 and #234; by 1998 that had become #203 and #369.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Bill #429, Grant #701.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Grant

Pairs where Grant shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Wayne vs Grant
Across 30 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Wayne and Grant averaged 5.1 places apart, ending at #88 and #70.
Wayne · Grant · 30 shared years, 1954–1984 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1984 New Zealand ranking
Jason vs Grant
In 1969, Jason moved ahead of Grant in New Zealand · Boys — #19 and #17 the year before became #6 and #18.
Jason · Grant · 22 shared years, 1966–1987 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1969 New Zealand ranking
Gregory vs Grant
Across 34 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Gregory and Grant averaged 8.1 places apart, ending at #72 and #99.
Gregory · Grant · 34 shared years, 1954–1987 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1987 New Zealand ranking
George vs Grant
Across 38 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, George and Grant averaged 10.0 places apart, ending at #66 and #75.
George · Grant · 38 shared years, 1953–1990 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1990 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bill, Grant
Field	Bill	Grant
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	1
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025)	Scotland · Boys #535 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	60/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Bill and Grant both have 1 syllable.
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

Grant

Popularity journey

First recorded1953
First recorded at #93 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1987
Highest recorded position: #13 among boys in New Zealand, in 1964 (recorded 1954–1987).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys