Feargal vs Jerome
Feargal and Jeromecompared 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 1998, Feargal was ranked #240 and Jerome #221 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2000, Feargal was ranked #312 and Jerome #274 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Feargal and Jerome over time
Feargal and Jerome appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Jerome held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Feargal in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jerome reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Feargal 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
Feargal and Jerome changed places 14 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2000, ending at #312 and #274.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 32 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Feargal and Jerome averaged 51.1 places apart, ending at #312 and #274.
- Longest-running competitions
Feargal and Jerome were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 32 years, from 1964 to 2000, ending at #312 and #274.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys32 shared years, 1964–2000
Feargal held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Jerome in 18.
Highest recorded here: Feargal #159 in 1971, Jerome #119 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Feargal #312, Jerome #274.
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 | Jerome |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #312 (2000) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #582 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Feargal has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jerome.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, 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
Jerome
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #119 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 recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #119 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1322 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys