Eric vs Grahame
Eric and Grahamecompared 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1960, Eric was ranked #78 and Grahame #94 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1992, Eric was ranked #95 and Grahame #267 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 1996, Eric was ranked #280 and Grahame #2020 among boys in England and Wales.
Eric and Grahame over time
Eric and Grahame appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Eric held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Grahame in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Eric reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Grahame 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
New South Wales, Australia · Boys9 shared years, 1952–1960
Eric held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Grahame in 0.
Highest recorded here: Eric #66 in 1954, Grahame #71 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1960: Eric #78, Grahame #94.
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 | Eric | Grahame |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #211 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2020 (1996) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eric has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Grahame.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Eric
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #314 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #62 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1996 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #399 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Grahame
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #81 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 recorded1952–1960
Highest recorded position: #71 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1955 (recorded 1952–1960).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #267 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1992.
Republic of Ireland · Boys