Denis vs Jared

Denis and Jaredcompared 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 2020, Denis was ranked #180 and Jared #459 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Denis was ranked #418 and Jared #418 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Denis was ranked #434 and Jared #1322 among boys in England and Wales.

Denis and Jared over time

Denis and Jared appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Denis held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Jared in 17.
Highest recorded here: Denis #262 in 2020, Jared #196 in 1997.
The order changed in 2013: Denis moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #460 and #411; by 2013 that had become #359 and #524.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Denis #434, Jared #1322.
Republic of Ireland · Boys23 shared years, 1984–2020
Denis held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Jared in 0.
Highest recorded here: Denis #54 in 1984, Jared #228 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Denis #180, Jared #459.

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.

Other comparisons involving Denis

Pairs where Denis shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Adrian vs Denis
Adrian and Denis changed places 16 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #348 and #232.
Adrian · Denis · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Timothy vs Denis
Timothy and Denis changed places 16 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #329 and #232.
Timothy · Denis · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Richard vs Denis
Richard and Denis changed places 12 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #232 and #232.
Richard · Denis · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
John vs Denis
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — John #1 in 1964, Denis #21 in 1964.
John · Denis · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1964 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Denis, Jared
Field	Denis	Jared
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	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #1322 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Denis and Jared both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

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

Jared

Popularity journey

First recorded1974
First recorded at #97 among boys in New Zealand in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2003
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in New Zealand, in 1985 (recorded 1974–2003).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1322 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys