Billy vs Dayne
Billy and Daynecompared 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 2023, Billy was ranked #55 and Dayne #584 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Billy was ranked #130 and Dayne #4702 among boys in England and Wales.
Billy and Dayne over time
Billy and Dayne appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Billy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dayne in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Dayne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Billy 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Billy #68 in 1998, Dayne #1257 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1996–2019
Billy held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Dayne in 0.
Highest recorded here: Billy #68 in 1998, Dayne #1257 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Billy #130, Dayne #4702.
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 | Billy | Dayne |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #39 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #584 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Billy and Dayne both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Billy
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #305 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #44 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Dayne
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #319 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1988–2023
Highest recorded position: #319 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1988 (recorded 1988–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #584 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023.
Republic of Ireland · Boys