Finbar vs Hubert
Finbar and Hubertcompared 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 2015, Finbar was ranked #342 and Hubert #342 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Finbar was ranked #582 and Hubert #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Finbar was ranked #3254 and Hubert #1675 among boys in England and Wales.
Finbar and Hubert over time
Finbar and Hubert appear together in 2 published lists, across 69 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Finbar and Hubert changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2024, ending at #582 and #785.
- Longest-running competitions
Finbar and Hubert were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 40 years, from 1964 to 2024, ending at #582 and #785.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Finbar #90 in 1967, Hubert #108 in 1965.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys40 shared years, 1964–2024
Finbar held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Hubert in 10.
Highest recorded here: Finbar #90 in 1967, Hubert #108 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Finbar #582, Hubert #785.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Finbar held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Hubert in 19.
Highest recorded here: Finbar #776 in 1999, Hubert #490 in 2011.
The order changed in 2006: Hubert moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #1047 and #1135; by 2006 that had become #1168 and #984.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Finbar #3254, Hubert #1675.
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 | Finbar | Hubert |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #339 (2024) | Norway · Boys #401 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Finbar and Hubert both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Finbar
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #105 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: #90 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Hubert
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #125 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: #108 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1675 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys