Diarmaid vs Roy
Diarmaid and Roycompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2001, Diarmaid was ranked #218 and Roy #280 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Diarmaid was ranked #785 and Roy #520 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2002, Diarmaid was ranked #2254 and Roy #633 among boys in England and Wales.
Diarmaid and Roy over time
Diarmaid and Roy appear together in 1 published list, across 48 years of shared records. Roy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Diarmaid in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Roy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Diarmaid 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Diarmaid and Roy changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1965 and 2024, ending at #785 and #520.
- Longest-running competitions
Diarmaid and Roy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 48 years, from 1965 to 2024, ending at #785 and #520.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys48 shared years, 1965–2024
Diarmaid held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Roy in 38.
Highest recorded here: Diarmaid #142 in 1985, Roy #101 in 1969.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Diarmaid #785, Roy #520.
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 | Diarmaid | Roy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #785 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Diarmaid has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Roy.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Diarmaid
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2024
Highest recorded position: #142 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1965–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2024.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Roy
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #88 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #29 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys