Feargal vs Garvan
Feargal and Garvancompared 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 1991, Feargal was ranked #230 and Garvan #263 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Feargal and Garvan over time
Feargal and Garvan appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Feargal held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Garvan 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.
Feargal reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Garvan 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1988, Feargal moved ahead of Garvan in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #272 and #272 the year before became #186 and #271.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Feargal and Garvan changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1966 and 1991, ending at #230 and #263.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 1966–1991
Feargal held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Garvan in 3.
Highest recorded here: Feargal #173 in 1970, Garvan #193 in 1973.
The order changed in 1988: Feargal moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #272 and #272; by 1988 that had become #186 and #271.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Feargal #230, Garvan #263.
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 | Feargal | Garvan |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #312 (2000) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #698 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Feargal and Garvan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Feargal
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #191 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 recorded1964–2000
Highest recorded position: #159 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (recorded 1964–2000).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2000
Most recently recorded at #312 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2000.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Garvan
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #229 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2008
Highest recorded position: #193 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1966–2008).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #698 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2008.
Republic of Ireland · Boys