Cornelius vs Eugene
Cornelius and Eugenecompared 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 2021, Cornelius was ranked #755 and Eugene #631 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cornelius was ranked #4270 and Eugene #1517 among boys in England and Wales.
Cornelius and Eugene over time
Cornelius and Eugene appear together in 2 published lists, across 82 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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.
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
Cornelius and Eugene changed places 19 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2021, ending at #755 and #631.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 53 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cornelius and Eugene averaged 36.9 places apart, ending at #755 and #631.
- Longest-running competitions
Cornelius and Eugene were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 53 years, from 1964 to 2021, ending at #755 and #631.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Cornelius #39 in 1964, Eugene #47 in 1965.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys53 shared years, 1964–2021
Cornelius held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Eugene in 20.
Highest recorded here: Cornelius #39 in 1964, Eugene #47 in 1965.
The order changed in 2007: Eugene moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #384 and #423; by 2007 that had become #404 and #404.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Cornelius #755, Eugene #631.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Cornelius held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Eugene in 29.
Highest recorded here: Cornelius #1498 in 2004, Eugene #669 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cornelius #4270, Eugene #1517.
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 | Cornelius | Eugene |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #232 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1517 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cornelius and Eugene both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cornelius
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #39 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 recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #232 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Eugene
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #50 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 recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #47 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1517 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys