Cormac vs Cyril
Cormac and Cyrilcompared 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 2012, Cormac was ranked #68 and Cyril #718 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cormac was ranked #1108 and Cyril #1951 among boys in England and Wales.
Cormac and Cyril over time
Cormac and Cyril appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Cormac held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cyril in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys29 shared years, 1964–2012
Cormac held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Cyril in 1.
Highest recorded here: Cormac #58 in 1995, Cyril #91 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Cormac #68, Cyril #718.
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Cormac held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Cyril in 0.
Highest recorded here: Cormac #417 in 2002, Cyril #1457 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cormac #1108, Cyril #1951.
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 | Cormac | Cyril |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #141 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1951 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cormac and Cyril both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cormac
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #87 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 recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #37 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #141 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Cyril
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #116 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 recorded1964–2012
Highest recorded position: #91 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1951 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys