Denis vs Finian
Denis and Finiancompared 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 2022, Denis was ranked #178 and Finian #572 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Denis was ranked #337 and Finian #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Denis was ranked #418 and Finian #418 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Denis and Finian over time
Denis and Finian appear together in 2 published lists, across 69 years of shared records. Denis held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Finian in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Finian reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Denis 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Denis and Finian were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 44 years, from 1964 to 2022, ending at #178 and #572.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Denis #21 in 1964, Finian #155 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys44 shared years, 1964–2022
Denis held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Finian in 0.
Highest recorded here: Denis #21 in 1964, Finian #155 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Denis #178, Finian #572.
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1996–2021
Denis held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Finian in 0.
Highest recorded here: Denis #262 in 2020, Finian #1703 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Denis #337, Finian #4789.
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 | Denis | Finian |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #572 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Denis and Finian both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Denis
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #65 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: #21 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Finian
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 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 recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #572 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2022.
Republic of Ireland · Boys