Calum vs Terence

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 2020, Calum was ranked #334 and Terence #392 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Calum was ranked #432 and Terence #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Calum was ranked #3256 and Terence #1276 among boys in England and Wales.

Calum and Terence over time

Calum and Terence appear together in 3 published lists, across 78 years of shared records. Calum held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Terence in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Terence reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Calum 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Boys33 shared years, 1992–2025

  Calum held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Terence in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Calum #44 in 2006, Terence #135 in 1996.

  The order changed in 1998: Calum moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #196 and #168; by 1998 that had become #179 and #280.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Calum #432, Terence #577.

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

  Calum held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Terence in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Calum #91 in 1996, Terence #376 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2025: Terence moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #1675 and #1951; by 2025 that had become #3256 and #1276.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Calum #3256, Terence #1276.

• Northern Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 1997–2020

  Calum held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Terence in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Calum #21 in 2006, Terence #179 in 1997.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2020: Calum #334, Terence #392.

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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