Derrick vs Paraic
Derrick 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Derrick was ranked #710 and Paraic #418 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Derrick and Paraic over time
Derrick and Paraic appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Derrick held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Paraic in 0.
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.
Derrick reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Paraic 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1985, Paraic moved ahead of Derrick in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #192 and #205 the year before became #234 and #185.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys23 shared years, 1969–2017
Derrick held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Paraic in 11.
Highest recorded here: Derrick #137 in 1975, Paraic #164 in 1983.
The order changed in 1985: Paraic moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #192 and #205; by 1985 that had become #234 and #185.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Derrick #710, 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 | Derrick | 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 | GB-ENW, IE | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #395 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Derrick and Paraic both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Derrick
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #232 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #137 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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