Cormac vs Harry
Cormac and Harrycompared 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 2024, Cormac was ranked #78 and Harry #13 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cormac was ranked #1108 and Harry #20 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Cormac was ranked #141 and Harry #25 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Cormac was ranked #330 and Harry #31 among boys in Scotland.
Cormac and Harry over time
Cormac and Harry appear together in 3 published lists, across 114 years of shared records. Harry held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cormac in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Cormac reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Harry 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 1998, Harry moved ahead of Cormac in Northern Ireland · Boys — #73 and #87 the year before became #77 and #68.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cormac and Harry changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1965 and 2025, ending at #141 and #25.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Cormac and Harry averaged 54.4 places apart, ending at #78 and #13.
- Longest-running competitions
Cormac and Harry were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 57 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #141 and #25.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys57 shared years, 1965–2025
Cormac held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Harry in 21.
Highest recorded here: Cormac #39 in 2005, Harry #6 in 2018.
The order changed in 2006: Harry moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #39 and #50; by 2006 that had become #42 and #41.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cormac #141, Harry #25.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Cormac held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Harry in 29.
Highest recorded here: Cormac #417 in 2002, Harry #1 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cormac #1108, Harry #20.
Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Cormac held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Harry in 27.
Highest recorded here: Cormac #37 in 2005, Harry #4 in 2012.
The order changed in 1998: Harry moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #73 and #87; by 1998 that had become #77 and #68.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cormac #78, Harry #13.
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 | Harry |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A diminutive/pet form, inheriting its meaning from Henry — 'home ruler' — and functioning, in modern times, as a nickname for both Henry and names beginning with 'Har-'. During the Middle Ages in England, Henry was generally rendered as Harry or Herry in English pronunciation. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English, medieval form/diminutive of Henry |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈhæri/ |
| 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 #25 (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
- Harry has a recorded origin (English, medieval form/diminutive of Henry); Cormac does not have one recorded yet.
- Cormac and Harry both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Harry; 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 #141 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Harry
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #70 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #39 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys