Fearghal vs Pauric
Fearghal and Pauriccompared 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 2024, Fearghal was ranked #404 and Pauric #339 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Fearghal was ranked #785 and Pauric #582 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Fearghal and Pauric over time
Fearghal and Pauric appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 1987, Pauric moved ahead of Fearghal in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #153 and #158 the year before became #190 and #166.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Fearghal and Pauric changed places 5 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #404 and #339.
- Longest-running competitions
Fearghal and Pauric were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 37 years, from 1970 to 2024, ending at #785 and #582.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Fearghal #179 in 1997, Pauric #210 in 1999.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys37 shared years, 1970–2024
Fearghal held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Pauric in 31.
Highest recorded here: Fearghal #153 in 1986, Pauric #132 in 1985.
The order changed in 1987: Pauric moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #153 and #158; by 1987 that had become #190 and #166.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fearghal #785, Pauric #582.
Northern Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 1997–2024
Fearghal held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Pauric in 6.
Highest recorded here: Fearghal #179 in 1997, Pauric #210 in 1999.
The order changed in 2013: Pauric moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #311 and #346; by 2013 that had become #343 and #303.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fearghal #404, Pauric #339.
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 | Pauric |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #404 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fearghal and Pauric both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Pauric
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #267 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #132 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1968–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys