Cecil vs Garry

Cecil and Garrycompared 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 1988, Cecil was ranked #271 and Garry #131 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Cecil was ranked #2813 and Garry #4991 among boys in England and Wales.

Cecil and Garry over time

Cecil and Garry appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Garry held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cecil 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.

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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cecil and Garry changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2023, ending at #2813 and #4991.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 1965–1988
Cecil held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Garry in 18.
Highest recorded here: Cecil #181 in 1965, Garry #82 in 1982.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1988: Cecil #271, Garry #131.
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 1996–2023
Cecil held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Garry in 8.
Highest recorded here: Cecil #1889 in 2000, Garry #573 in 1996.
The order changed in 2023: Cecil moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #3048 and #3048; by 2023 that had become #2813 and #4991.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Cecil #2813, Garry #4991.

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 Garry

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

Luke vs Garry
In 1964 they stood at #105 and #114 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2009 they were #9 and #701.
Luke · Garry · 45 shared years, 1964–2009 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2009 Republic of Ireland ranking
Samuel vs Garry
In 1964 they stood at #119 and #114 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 5 places apart; by 2009 they were #37 and #701.
Samuel · Garry · 45 shared years, 1964–2009 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2009 Republic of Ireland ranking
Alexander vs Garry
In 1964 they stood at #116 and #114 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 2 places apart; by 2009 they were #50 and #701.
Alexander · Garry · 45 shared years, 1964–2009 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2009 Republic of Ireland ranking
Jude vs Garry
In 1965 they stood at #129 and #129 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 0 places apart; by 2009 they were #163 and #701.
Jude · Garry · 35 shared years, 1965–2009 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2009 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Cecil, Garry
Field	Cecil	Garry
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, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Boys #2813 (2023)	Scotland · Boys #727 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	60/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Cecil and Garry both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Cecil

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #181 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–1988
Highest recorded position: #181 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1965–1988).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #2813 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys

Garry

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #19 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1974
Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1974).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys