Brendan vs Damon

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 1976, Brendan was ranked #67 and Damon #88 among boys in New Zealand.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 1999, Brendan was ranked #87 and Damon #277 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2024, Brendan was ranked #394 and Damon #582 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

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

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Brendan was ranked #1613 and Damon #953 among boys in England and Wales.

Brendan and Damon over time

Brendan and Damon appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Brendan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Damon in 0.

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

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.

List by list

• England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Brendan held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Damon in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Brendan #157 in 1998, Damon #226 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2019: Damon moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #958 and #1061; by 2019 that had become #1217 and #825.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Brendan #1613, Damon #953.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 1977–2024

  Brendan held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Damon in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Brendan #22 in 1977, Damon #271 in 1988.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Brendan #394, Damon #582.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here