Blair vs Shaun
Blair and Shauncompared 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.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1996, Blair was ranked #92 and Shaun #56 among boys in New Zealand.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Blair was ranked #59 and Shaun #727 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Blair was ranked #415 and Shaun #318 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Blair was ranked #1758 and Shaun #1162 among boys in England and Wales.
Blair and Shaun over time
Blair and Shaun appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Shaun held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Blair in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Blair and Shaun changed places 4 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1968 and 1996, ending at #92 and #56.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 28 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Blair and Shaun averaged 21.5 places apart, ending at #92 and #56.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Blair #678 in 1997, Shaun #76 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Blair held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Shaun in 28.
Highest recorded here: Blair #678 in 1997, Shaun #76 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Blair #1758, Shaun #1162.
New Zealand · Boys28 shared years, 1968–1996
Blair held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Shaun in 24.
Highest recorded here: Blair #41 in 1979, Shaun #34 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Blair #92, Shaun #56.
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 | Blair | Shaun |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Blair and Shaun both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Blair
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #88 among boys in New Zealand in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1968–1996
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in New Zealand, in 1979 (recorded 1968–1996).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Shaun
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #84 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1967–1999
Highest recorded position: #34 among boys in New Zealand, in 1988 (recorded 1967–1999).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys