Calvin vs Derry
Calvin and Derrycompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2016, Calvin was ranked #166 and Derry #541 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Calvin was ranked #714 and Derry #3048 among boys in England and Wales.
Calvin and Derry over time
Calvin and Derry appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Calvin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Derry 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.
Derry reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Calvin 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Calvin #204 in 1998, Derry #654 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2022
Calvin held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Derry in 0.
Highest recorded here: Calvin #204 in 1998, Derry #654 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Calvin #714, Derry #3048.
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 1989–2016
Calvin held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Derry in 0.
Highest recorded here: Calvin #116 in 1997, Derry #253 in 1989.
The order changed in 1990: Calvin moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #253 and #253; by 1990 that had become #256 and #323.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Calvin #166, Derry #541.
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 | Calvin | Derry |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #211 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3048 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Calvin and Derry both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Calvin
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #330 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #99 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #211 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Derry
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1975–2016
Highest recorded position: #253 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1975–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3048 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys