Colin vs Pauric
Colin 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 2021, Colin was ranked #433 and Pauric #211 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Colin was ranked #348 and Pauric #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Colin and Pauric over time
Colin and Pauric appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Colin 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.
Colin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Pauric 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Colin and Pauric changed places 5 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1997 and 2021, ending at #433 and #211.
- Longest-running competitions
Colin and Pauric were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 54 years, from 1968 to 2025, ending at #348 and #676.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Colin #96 in 1997, Pauric #210 in 1999.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys54 shared years, 1968–2025
Colin held the stronger position in 53 of those years, Pauric in 1.
Highest recorded here: Colin #38 in 1985, Pauric #132 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Colin #348, Pauric #676.
Northern Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 1997–2021
Colin held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Pauric in 6.
Highest recorded here: Colin #96 in 1997, Pauric #210 in 1999.
The order changed in 2013: Pauric moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #273 and #346; by 2013 that had become #398 and #303.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Colin #433, Pauric #211.
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 | Colin | Pauric |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #119 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Colin and Pauric both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Colin
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1952–1983
Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1983).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #119 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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