Charles vs Wyatt
Charles and Wyattcompared 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 Zealand · Boys
In 2019, Charles was ranked #83 and Wyatt #82 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Charles was ranked #119 and Wyatt #306 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Charles was ranked #144 and Wyatt #305 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Charles was ranked #160 and Wyatt #290 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Charles was ranked #188 and Wyatt #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Charles and Wyatt over time
Charles and Wyatt appear together in 3 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Charles held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Wyatt in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Charles reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Wyatt 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
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2025
Charles held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Wyatt in 0.
Highest recorded here: Charles #41 in 1998, Wyatt #264 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Charles #119, Wyatt #306.
Republic of Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 2007–2025
Charles held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Wyatt in 0.
Highest recorded here: Charles #90 in 2007, Wyatt #396 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Charles #188, Wyatt #509.
Northern Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2009–2024
Charles held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Wyatt in 0.
Highest recorded here: Charles #98 in 2009, Wyatt #193 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Charles #144, Wyatt #305.
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 | Charles | Wyatt |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #94 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #306 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Charles has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Wyatt.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Charles
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #224 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Wyatt
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2017–2019
Highest recorded position: #82 among boys in New Zealand, in 2019 (recorded 2017–2019).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #306 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys