Dillon vs Pierce
Dillon and Piercecompared 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 2020, Dillon was ranked #334 and Pierce #334 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Dillon was ranked #829 and Pierce #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Dillon was ranked #826 and Pierce #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Dillon and Pierce over time
Dillon and Pierce appear together in 3 published lists, across 86 years of shared records. Dillon held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Pierce in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Dillon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Pierce in 1. 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
Dillon and Pierce changed places 5 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1997 and 2020, ending at #334 and #334.
- Longest-running competitions
Dillon and Pierce were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 41 years, from 1980 to 2025, ending at #829 and #676.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Dillon #104 in 1997, Pierce #122 in 1998.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys41 shared years, 1980–2025
Dillon held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Pierce in 9.
Highest recorded here: Dillon #86 in 1997, Pierce #142 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dillon #829, Pierce #676.
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Dillon held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Pierce in 0.
Highest recorded here: Dillon #158 in 2004, Pierce #365 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dillon #826, Pierce #4270.
Northern Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 1997–2020
Dillon held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Pierce in 1.
Highest recorded here: Dillon #104 in 1997, Pierce #122 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Dillon #334, Pierce #334.
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 | Dillon | Pierce |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dillon and Pierce both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Dillon
Popularity journey
First recorded1980
First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1980–2025
Highest recorded position: #86 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1980–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Pierce
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 recorded1997–2020
Highest recorded position: #122 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2020).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys