Cormac vs David
Cormac and Davidcompared 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 2025, Cormac was ranked #141 and David #45 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Cormac was ranked #330 and David #71 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Cormac was ranked #1124 and David #73 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Cormac was ranked #78 and David #104 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Cormac and David over time
Cormac and David appear together in 3 published lists, across 120 years of shared records. David held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Cormac 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.
David reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Cormac 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2024, Cormac moved ahead of David in Northern Ireland · Boys — #88 and #83 the year before became #78 and #104.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Cormac and David averaged 29.2 places apart, ending at #78 and #104.
- Longest-running competitions
Cormac and David were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1124 and #73.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys62 shared years, 1964–2025
Cormac held the stronger position in 0 of those years, David in 62.
Highest recorded here: Cormac #39 in 2005, David #1 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cormac #141, David #45.
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Cormac held the stronger position in 0 of those years, David in 30.
Highest recorded here: Cormac #417 in 2002, David #32 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cormac #1124, David #73.
Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Cormac held the stronger position in 2 of those years, David in 25.
Highest recorded here: Cormac #37 in 2005, David #9 in 1997.
The order changed in 2024: Cormac moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #88 and #83; by 2024 that had become #78 and #104.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cormac #78, David #104.
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 | David |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'beloved', with a possible secondary sense of 'uncle' for the root. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈdeɪvɪd/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #141 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #45 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- David has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Cormac does not have one recorded yet.
- Cormac and David both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for David; Cormac doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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 #1124 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
David
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #167 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2018
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961 (recorded 1952–2018).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #73 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys