Brendan vs Craig

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 South Wales, Australia · Boys

  In 1991, Brendan was ranked #44 and Craig #97 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Boys

  In 1991, Brendan was ranked #94 and Craig #62 among boys in New Zealand.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2015, Brendan was ranked #237 and Craig #415 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2023, Brendan was ranked #288 and Craig #516 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Brendan was ranked #619 and Craig #478 among boys in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Brendan was ranked #1402 and Craig #2263 among boys in England and Wales.

Brendan and Craig over time

Brendan and Craig appear together in 5 published lists, across 158 years of shared records. Brendan held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Craig in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Craig reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Brendan in 1. 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Boys59 shared years, 1964–2023

  Brendan held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Craig in 19.

  Highest recorded here: Brendan #16 in 1965, Craig #39 in 1990.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Brendan #288, Craig #516.

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Brendan held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Craig in 11.

  Highest recorded here: Brendan #157 in 1998, Craig #81 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2021: Brendan moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #1548 and #1492; by 2021 that had become #1516 and #1688.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Brendan #1402, Craig #2263.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys27 shared years, 1965–1991

  Brendan held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Craig in 18.

  Highest recorded here: Brendan #25 in 1985, Craig #8 in 1969.

  The order changed in 1983: Brendan moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #34 and #31; by 1983 that had become #29 and #35.

  Most recent shared year, 1991: Brendan #44, Craig #97.

• New Zealand · Boys26 shared years, 1966–1991

  Brendan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Craig in 26.

  Highest recorded here: Brendan #53 in 1982, Craig #6 in 1971.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 1991: Brendan #94, Craig #62.

• Northern Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 1997–2015

  Brendan held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Craig in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Brendan #73 in 1997, Craig #68 in 1997.

  The order changed in 2005: Brendan moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #144 and #121; by 2005 that had become #131 and #149.

  Most recent shared year, 2015: Brendan #237, Craig #415.

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.

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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.

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