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Conn vs Garry

Conn and Garrycompared 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 1998, Conn was ranked #240 and Garry #272 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2009, Conn was ranked #283 and Garry #701 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2010, Conn was ranked #3865 and Garry #4678 among boys in England and Wales.

Conn and Garry over time

Conn and Garry appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Garry held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Conn 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.

Garry reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Conn 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.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 19702009

    Conn held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Garry in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Conn #209 in 2001, Garry #79 in 1980.

    The order changed in 2007: Conn moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #493 and #493; by 2007 that had become #241 and #629.

    Most recent shared year, 2009: Conn #283, Garry #701.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Conn, Garry
FieldConnGarry
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 recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #165 (2025)Scotland · Boys #727 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Conn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Garry.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Conn

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1970

    First recorded at #278 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

  2. Highest recorded1970–2025

    Highest recorded position: #150 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1970–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #165 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Garry

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #19 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 recorded1952–1974

    Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1974).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #4991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.

    England and Wales · Boys