Brock vs Hamish

Brock and Hamishcompared 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 South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2009, Brock was ranked #100 and Hamish #70 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Brock was ranked #2813 and Hamish #447 among boys in England and Wales.

Brock and Hamish over time

Brock and Hamish appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Hamish held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Brock 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 · Boys24 shared years, 1997–2023
Brock held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hamish in 24.
Highest recorded here: Brock #1398 in 2017, Hamish #228 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Brock #2813, Hamish #447.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys9 shared years, 1997–2009
Brock held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Hamish in 5.
Highest recorded here: Brock #69 in 2003, Hamish #68 in 2004.
The order changed in 2009: Hamish moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #78 and #79; by 2009 that had become #100 and #70.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Brock #100, Hamish #70.

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.

Other comparisons involving Hamish

Pairs where Hamish shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Adam vs Hamish
Adam and Hamish changed places 12 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1966 and 2009, ending at #77 and #72.
Adam · Hamish · 44 shared years, 1966–2009 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2009 New Zealand ranking
William vs Hamish
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — William #1 in 2009, Hamish #60 in 2010.
William · Hamish · 22 shared years, 1997–2022 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2010 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Hamish vs Hayden
Across 36 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Hamish and Hayden averaged 11.7 places apart, ending at #72 and #82.
Hamish · Hayden · 36 shared years, 1974–2009 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2009 New Zealand ranking
Jamie vs Hamish
Across 38 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Jamie and Hamish averaged 13.0 places apart, ending at #53 and #72.
Jamie · Hamish · 38 shared years, 1972–2009 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2009 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Brock, Hamish
Field	Brock	Hamish
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Shares the meaning of James: commonly interpreted as 'supplanter' (Hebrew, via James/Jacob).
Origin	Not yet recorded	Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation		/ˈheɪmɪʃ/
Syllables	1	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Seumas, James
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Boys #2813 (2023)	Scotland #25 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	60/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	high

What the data shows

Hamish has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic); Brock does not have one recorded yet.
Brock has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Hamish.
A meaning is recorded for Hamish; Brock doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW.
The available evidence gives Brock a "medium" Data Confidence level and Hamish a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Brock

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #1578 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2009
Highest recorded position: #69 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2003 (recorded 1997–2009).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #2813 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys

Hamish

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #95 among boys in New Zealand in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded2014–2025
Highest recorded position: #25 in Scotland, in 2025 (recorded 2014–2025).
Scotland
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #25 in Scotland, in 2025.
Scotland