Damien vs Dean

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.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  In 1993, Damien was ranked #94 and Dean #55 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2023, Damien was ranked #395 and Dean #348 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Damien was ranked #468 and Dean #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Damien was ranked #619 and Dean #727 among boys in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Damien was ranked #747 and Dean #651 among boys in England and Wales.

Damien and Dean over time

Damien and Dean appear together in 4 published lists, across 133 years of shared records. Dean held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Damien 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.

Dean reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Damien 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Boys60 shared years, 1966–2025

  Damien held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Dean in 37.

  Highest recorded here: Damien #34 in 1982, Dean #24 in 1993.

  The order changed in 2024: Dean moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #362 and #436; by 2024 that had become #520 and #394.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Damien #468, Dean #432.

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Damien held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Dean in 27.

  Highest recorded here: Damien #280 in 2003, Dean #80 in 1996.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Damien #747, Dean #651.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys25 shared years, 1969–1993

  Damien held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Dean in 24.

  Highest recorded here: Damien #34 in 1974, Dean #27 in 1970.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 1993: Damien #94, Dean #55.

• Northern Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 1997–2023

  Damien held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Dean in 18.

  Highest recorded here: Damien #134 in 1999, Dean #45 in 1997.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Damien #395, Dean #348.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here