Darryl vs Paraic
Darryl and Paraiccompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2014, Darryl was ranked #398 and Paraic #398 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Darryl was ranked #610 and Paraic #418 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Darryl and Paraic over time
Darryl and Paraic appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Paraic held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Darryl in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Paraic reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Darryl in none. 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.
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
Darryl and Paraic changed places 12 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1969 and 2017, ending at #610 and #418.
- Longest-running competitions
Darryl and Paraic were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 37 years, from 1969 to 2017, ending at #610 and #418.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys37 shared years, 1969–2017
Darryl held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Paraic in 26.
Highest recorded here: Darryl #156 in 1994, Paraic #164 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Darryl #610, Paraic #418.
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 | Darryl | Paraic |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) | Northern Ireland · Boys #395 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Darryl and Paraic both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Darryl
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #90 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 recorded1957–1975
Highest recorded position: #58 among boys in New Zealand, in 1963 (recorded 1957–1975).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Paraic
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #216 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2017
Highest recorded position: #164 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1969–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #395 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023.
Northern Ireland · Boys