Danny vs Oisin

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 2024, Danny was ranked #78 and Oisin #9 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Danny was ranked #76 and Oisin #262 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Danny was ranked #234 and Oisin #234 among boys in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Danny was ranked #469 and Oisin #517 among boys in England and Wales.

Danny and Oisin over time

Danny and Oisin appear together in 3 published lists, across 106 years of shared records. Oisin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Danny in 1.

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.

Danny reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Oisin 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 · Boys49 shared years, 1970–2025

  Danny held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Oisin in 41.

  Highest recorded here: Danny #41 in 2021, Oisin #8 in 2016.

  The order changed in 2018: Danny moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #64 and #11; by 2018 that had become #70 and #247.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Danny #76, Oisin #262.

• England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Danny held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Oisin in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Danny #98 in 1996, Oisin #433 in 2021.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Danny #469, Oisin #517.

• Northern Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2024

  Danny held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Oisin in 27.

  Highest recorded here: Danny #67 in 2015, Oisin #7 in 2022.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Danny #78, Oisin #9.

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.

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