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Enrique vs Graham

Enrique 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2018, Enrique was ranked #749 and Graham #635 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Enrique was ranked #4275 and Graham #2952 among boys in England and Wales.

Enrique and Graham over time

Enrique and Graham appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Graham held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Enrique in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Graham reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Enrique 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

    Enrique and Graham changed places 10 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #4275 and #2952.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 19962025

    Enrique held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Graham in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Enrique #950 in 2002, Graham #341 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Enrique #4275, Graham #2952.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Enrique, Graham
FieldEnriqueGraham
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #2952 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Enrique has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Graham.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Enrique

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2863 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

  2. Highest recorded2013–2025

    Highest recorded position: #711 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2013–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Graham

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1952–1979

    Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1979).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2952 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys