Cyril vs Keith
Cyril and Keithcompared 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 Keith #354 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cyril was ranked #1951 and Keith #3688 among boys in England and Wales.
Cyril and Keith over time
Cyril and Keith appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Keith held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cyril 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.
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 Keith changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1951 and #3688.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys29 shared years, 1964–2012
Cyril held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Keith in 29.
Highest recorded here: Cyril #91 in 1966, Keith #17 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Cyril #718, Keith #354.
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Cyril held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Keith in 23.
Highest recorded here: Cyril #1457 in 2008, Keith #379 in 1996.
The order changed in 2023: Cyril moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #2755 and #2755; by 2023 that had become #1799 and #2325.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cyril #1951, Keith #3688.
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 | Keith |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1951 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cyril has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Keith.
- 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
Keith
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #40 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys