Brendan vs Jerome
Brendan and Jeromecompared 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 2015, Brendan was ranked #237 and Jerome #342 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Brendan was ranked #394 and Jerome #582 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Brendan was ranked #1402 and Jerome #1322 among boys in England and Wales.
Brendan and Jerome over time
Brendan and Jerome appear together in 2 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Brendan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jerome 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.
Jerome reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Brendan 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Brendan and Jerome were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 54 years, from 1964 to 2024, ending at #394 and #582.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Brendan #157 in 1998, Jerome #230 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys54 shared years, 1964–2024
Brendan held the stronger position in 54 of those years, Jerome in 0.
Highest recorded here: Brendan #16 in 1965, Jerome #119 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brendan #394, Jerome #582.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Brendan held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Jerome in 3.
Highest recorded here: Brendan #157 in 1998, Jerome #230 in 1996.
The order changed in 2022: Jerome moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1516 and #1860; by 2022 that had become #1366 and #1143.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brendan #1402, Jerome #1322.
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 | Brendan | Jerome |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #582 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brendan has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jerome.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Brendan
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #17 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Jerome
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #119 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #119 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1322 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys