Don vs Graham
Don and Grahamcompared 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 1997, Don was ranked #271 and Graham #192 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2010, Don was ranked #611 and Graham #338 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Don was ranked #2443 and Graham #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Don and Graham over time
Don and Graham appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Graham held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Don 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.
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.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Don and Graham were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 31 years, from 1965 to 2010, ending at #611 and #338.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys31 shared years, 1965–2010
Don held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Graham in 31.
Highest recorded here: Don #187 in 1979, Graham #52 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Don #611, Graham #338.
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Don held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Graham in 23.
Highest recorded here: Don #1299 in 2005, Graham #341 in 1996.
The order changed in 2024: Don moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2320 and #2165; by 2024 that had become #2443 and #5119.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Don #2443, Graham #5119.
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 | Don | Graham |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| 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, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2443 (2024) | Scotland · Boys #727 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Don has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Graham.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Don
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #207 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 recorded1965–2019
Highest recorded position: #187 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1965–2019).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Graham
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #20 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 recorded1952–1979
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1979).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys