Devon vs Keir
Devon and Keircompared 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Devon was ranked #432 and Keir #432 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2000, Devon was ranked #512 and Keir #3912 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Devon was ranked #874 and Keir #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Devon and Keir over time
Devon and Keir appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Devon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Keir in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Keir reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Devon 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
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2023
Devon held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Keir in 0.
Highest recorded here: Devon #267 in 2001, Keir #327 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Devon #874, Keir #4107.
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 | Devon | Keir |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #432 (2024) | Scotland · Boys #432 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Devon has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Keir.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
Devon
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #324 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #267 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Keir
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #362 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2023
Highest recorded position: #327 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2023).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys