Conleth vs Gary
Conleth and Garycompared 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 1994, Conleth was ranked #299 and Gary #34 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Conleth was ranked #264 and Gary #352 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Conleth and Gary over time
Conleth and Gary appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Gary held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Conleth 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.
Conleth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Gary 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Conleth #206 in 2000, Gary #78 in 2001.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 1964–1994
Conleth held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Gary in 18.
Highest recorded here: Conleth #169 in 1967, Gary #32 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Conleth #299, Gary #34.
Northern Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2000–2022
Conleth held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Gary in 10.
Highest recorded here: Conleth #206 in 2000, Gary #78 in 2001.
The order changed in 2017: Conleth moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #421 and #281; by 2017 that had become #229 and #415.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Conleth #264, Gary #352.
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 | Conleth | Gary |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | An English surname originally a short form of Norman given names beginning with the Old German element 'ger' ('spear'). Adopted as a stage name by actor Gary Cooper, after Gary, Indiana. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic (surname origin) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɡæɹ.i/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #395 (2023) | Scotland · Boys #619 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gary has a recorded origin (Germanic (surname origin)); Conleth does not have one recorded yet.
- Conleth and Gary both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Gary; Conleth doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Conleth
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #214 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1994
Highest recorded position: #169 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–1994).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #395 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Gary
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #8 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
Highest recorded1952–1984
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1984).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys