Dean vs Rhys

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 1999, Dean was ranked #84 and Rhys #73 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Boys

  In 1991, Dean was ranked #92 and Rhys #78 among boys in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Dean was ranked #432 and Rhys #179 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2023, Dean was ranked #348 and Rhys #200 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Dean was ranked #727 and Rhys #218 among boys in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Dean was ranked #782 and Rhys #389 among boys in England and Wales.

Dean and Rhys over time

Dean and Rhys appear together in 5 published lists, across 115 years of shared records. Rhys held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Dean in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 4 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 5 of those lists, and Rhys 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Boys36 shared years, 1988–2025

  Dean held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Rhys in 19.

  Highest recorded here: Dean #24 in 1993, Rhys #65 in 2010.

  The order changed in 2007: Rhys moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #69 and #104; by 2007 that had become #79 and #76.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Dean #432, Rhys #179.

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

  Dean held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Rhys in 30.

  Highest recorded here: Dean #80 in 1996, Rhys #49 in 2006.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Dean #782, Rhys #389.

• Northern Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 1997–2023

  Dean held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Rhys in 21.

  Highest recorded here: Dean #45 in 1997, Rhys #25 in 2008.

  The order changed in 1999: Rhys moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #51 and #83; by 1999 that had become #64 and #64.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Dean #348, Rhys #200.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys16 shared years, 1984–1999

  Dean held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Rhys in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Dean #36 in 1985, Rhys #49 in 1991.

  The order changed in 1999: Rhys moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #79 and #80; by 1999 that had become #84 and #73.

  Most recent shared year, 1999: Dean #84, Rhys #73.

• New Zealand · Boys9 shared years, 1975–1991

  Dean held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Rhys in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Dean #32 in 1975, Rhys #77 in 1988.

  The order changed in 1991: Rhys moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #82 and #94; by 1991 that had become #92 and #78.

  Most recent shared year, 1991: Dean #92, Rhys #78.

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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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.

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