Brad vs Corrie
Brad and Corriecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2001, Brad was ranked #151 and Corrie #280 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2000, Brad was ranked #274 and Corrie #390 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2008, Brad was ranked #1048 and Corrie #4432 among boys in England and Wales.
Brad and Corrie over time
Brad and Corrie appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Brad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Corrie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Brad reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Corrie 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 — Brad #164 in 1997, Corrie #718 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 1996–2008
Brad held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Corrie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Brad #164 in 1997, Corrie #718 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Brad #1048, Corrie #4432.
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 | Brad | Corrie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024) | Scotland · Boys #478 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brad has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Corrie.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Brad
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #93 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1976–1986
Highest recorded position: #77 among boys in New Zealand, in 1981 (recorded 1976–1986).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Corrie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #916 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2013
Highest recorded position: #190 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1998–2013).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #5669 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls