Cyril vs Diarmuid
Cyril and Diarmuidcompared 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, Cyril was ranked #718 and Diarmuid #148 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2009, Cyril was ranked #3227 and Diarmuid #4527 among boys in England and Wales.
Cyril and Diarmuid over time
Cyril and Diarmuid appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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
Cyril and Diarmuid changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2009, ending at #3227 and #4527.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1964 they stood at #116 and #109 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 7 places apart; by 2012 they were #718 and #148.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys29 shared years, 1964–2012
Cyril held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Diarmuid in 27.
Highest recorded here: Cyril #91 in 1966, Diarmuid #83 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Cyril #718, Diarmuid #148.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 1996–2009
Cyril held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Diarmuid in 1.
Highest recorded here: Cyril #1457 in 2008, Diarmuid #1411 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Cyril #3227, Diarmuid #4527.
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 | Cyril | Diarmuid |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1951 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #272 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cyril and Diarmuid both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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
Diarmuid
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #109 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #77 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys