Fergal vs Gearoid
Fergal and Gearoidcompared 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 2014, Fergal was ranked #281 and Gearoid #398 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Fergal was ranked #741 and Gearoid #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 1996, Fergal was ranked #2020 and Gearoid #2863 among boys in England and Wales.
Fergal and Gearoid over time
Fergal and Gearoid appear together in 1 published list, across 53 years of shared records. Fergal held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gearoid in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Fergal reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gearoid 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
Fergal and Gearoid changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2020, ending at #741 and #741.
- Longest-running competitions
Fergal and Gearoid were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 53 years, from 1964 to 2020, ending at #741 and #741.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys53 shared years, 1964–2020
Fergal held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Gearoid in 21.
Highest recorded here: Fergal #46 in 1970, Gearoid #100 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Fergal #741, Gearoid #741.
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 | Fergal | Gearoid |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024) | Northern Ireland · Boys #395 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fergal and Gearoid both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Fergal
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #93 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 recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #46 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Gearoid
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #164 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 recorded1964–2020
Highest recorded position: #100 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1988 (recorded 1964–2020).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #395 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023.
Northern Ireland · Boys