Charley vs Jermaine
Charley and Jermainecompared 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 2013, Charley was ranked #711 and Jermaine #711 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Charley was ranked #5137 and Jermaine #2440 among boys in England and Wales.
Charley and Jermaine over time
Charley and Jermaine appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Charley held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jermaine 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.
Charley reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jermaine 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Charley and Jermaine were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #5137 and #2440.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Charley held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Jermaine in 2.
Highest recorded here: Charley #263 in 1998, Jermaine #428 in 2003.
The order changed in 2024: Jermaine moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2160 and #2546; by 2024 that had become #2443 and #2443.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Charley #5137, Jermaine #2440.
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 | Charley | Jermaine |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| 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 · Girls #718 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2440 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Charley has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jermaine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Charley
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #307 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #115 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1512 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Jermaine
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #464 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #428 among boys in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys