Cillian vs Pauric
Cillian and Pauriccompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Cillian was ranked #2 and Pauric #339 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Cillian was ranked #9 and Pauric #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Cillian and Pauric over time
Cillian and Pauric appear together in 2 published lists, across 80 years of shared records. Cillian held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Pauric 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.
Pauric reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Cillian 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1986, Cillian moved ahead of Pauric in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #135 and #132 the year before became #125 and #158.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cillian and Pauric changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #2 and #339.
- Mirrored each other
Over 53 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cillian rose about as far as Pauric fell — from #305 and #305 in 1970 to #9 and #676 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Cillian and Pauric were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 53 years, from 1970 to 2025, ending at #9 and #676.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys53 shared years, 1970–2025
Cillian held the stronger position in 49 of those years, Pauric in 1.
Highest recorded here: Cillian #4 in 2024, Pauric #132 in 1985.
The order changed in 1986: Cillian moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #135 and #132; by 1986 that had become #125 and #158.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cillian #9, Pauric #676.
Northern Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2024
Cillian held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Pauric in 1.
Highest recorded here: Cillian #2 in 2024, Pauric #210 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cillian #2, Pauric #339.
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 | Cillian | Pauric |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Probably from Old Irish 'cell' (church) combined with a diminutive suffix. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish | 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-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #9 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cillian has a recorded origin (Irish); Pauric does not have one recorded yet.
- Cillian and Pauric both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Cillian; Pauric doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Cillian
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #305 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — 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: #2 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #9 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Pauric
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #267 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #132 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1968–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys