Cormac vs Karol
Cormac and Karolcompared 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 2014, Cormac was ranked #80 and Karol #398 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Cormac was ranked #130 and Karol #572 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cormac was ranked #1108 and Karol #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Cormac and Karol over time
Cormac and Karol appear together in 3 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Cormac held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Karol in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Cormac reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Karol in 1. 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cormac and Karol changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #1108 and #4270.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1979 they stood at #74 and #75 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 1 places apart; by 2022 they were #130 and #572.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 1997–2024
Cormac held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Karol in 13.
Highest recorded here: Cormac #565 in 2005, Karol #557 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cormac #1108, Karol #4270.
Republic of Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 1979–2022
Cormac held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Karol in 0.
Highest recorded here: Cormac #39 in 2005, Karol #75 in 1979.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Cormac #130, Karol #572.
Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2005–2014
Cormac held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Karol in 0.
Highest recorded here: Cormac #37 in 2005, Karol #261 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Cormac #80, Karol #398.
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 | Karol |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #141 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4270 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cormac and Karol both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Karol
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #544 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1979–2022
Highest recorded position: #75 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1979–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys