Fearghal vs Garrett
Fearghal and Garrettcompared 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 2007, Fearghal was ranked #236 and Garrett #357 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2011, Fearghal was ranked #730 and Garrett #730 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Fearghal and Garrett over time
Fearghal and Garrett appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Garrett held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Fearghal in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Garrett reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fearghal 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
Fearghal and Garrett changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2011, ending at #730 and #730.
- Longest-running competitions
Fearghal and Garrett were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 35 years, from 1964 to 2011, ending at #730 and #730.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys35 shared years, 1964–2011
Fearghal held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Garrett in 26.
Highest recorded here: Fearghal #153 in 1986, Garrett #71 in 1969.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Fearghal #730, Garrett #730.
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 | Fearghal | Garrett |
|---|---|---|
| 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-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #404 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #631 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fearghal and Garrett both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Fearghal
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #232 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: #153 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1986 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #404 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Garrett
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #78 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 recorded1964–2021
Highest recorded position: #66 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #631 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021.
Republic of Ireland · Boys