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Colin vs Geoffrey

Colin and Geoffreycompared 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 1975, Colin was ranked #99 and Geoffrey #74 among boys in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 1983, Colin was ranked #90 and Geoffrey #95 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 1997, Colin was ranked #96 and Geoffrey #271 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2022, Colin was ranked #454 and Geoffrey #779 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Colin was ranked #1538 and Geoffrey #2440 among boys in England and Wales.

Colin and Geoffrey over time

Colin and Geoffrey appear together in 4 published lists, across 129 years of shared records. Colin held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Geoffrey in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1983, Colin moved ahead of Geoffrey in New South Wales, Australia · Boys — #80 and #72 the year before became #90 and #95.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Colin and Geoffrey changed places 9 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1954 and 1975, ending at #99 and #74.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 32 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Colin and Geoffrey averaged 8.3 places apart, ending at #90 and #95.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Colin and Geoffrey were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1538 and #2440.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Colin #311 in 1997, Geoffrey #571 in 1998.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys46 shared years, 1964–2022

    Colin held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Geoffrey in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Colin #38 in 1985, Geoffrey #109 in 1969.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Colin #454, Geoffrey #779.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys32 shared years, 1952–1983

    Colin held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Geoffrey in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Colin #22 in 1952, Geoffrey #15 in 1952.

    The order changed in 1983: Colin moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #80 and #72; by 1983 that had become #90 and #95.

    Most recent shared year, 1983: Colin #90, Geoffrey #95.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Colin held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Geoffrey in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Colin #311 in 1997, Geoffrey #571 in 1998.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Colin #1538, Geoffrey #2440.

  • New Zealand · Boys21 shared years, 1954–1975

    Colin held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Geoffrey in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Colin #25 in 1955, Geoffrey #27 in 1955.

    The order changed in 1975: Geoffrey moved ahead. In 1974 they stood at #81 and #86; by 1975 that had become #99 and #74.

    Most recent shared year, 1975: Colin #99, Geoffrey #74.

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 Colin

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

Other comparisons involving Geoffrey

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1970s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1970 and 1979.

The 1970s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Colin, Geoffrey
FieldColinGeoffrey
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #119 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #2440 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Colin and Geoffrey both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Colin

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #326 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1952–1983

    Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1983).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1538 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Geoffrey

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #15 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

  2. Highest recorded1952–1987

    Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1987).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys