Finbar vs Neil
Finbar and Neilcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Finbar was ranked #582 and Neil #302 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Finbar was ranked #311 and Neil #352 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Finbar was ranked #3254 and Neil #968 among boys in England and Wales.
Finbar and Neil over time
Finbar and Neil appear together in 3 published lists, across 89 years of shared records. Neil held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Finbar in 0.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Finbar and Neil were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 49 years, from 1964 to 2024, ending at #582 and #302.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Finbar #192 in 1997, Neil #84 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys49 shared years, 1964–2024
Finbar held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Neil in 48.
Highest recorded here: Finbar #90 in 1967, Neil #55 in 1978.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Finbar #582, Neil #302.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Finbar held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Neil in 29.
Highest recorded here: Finbar #776 in 1999, Neil #232 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Finbar #3254, Neil #968.
Northern Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 1997–2022
Finbar held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Neil in 7.
Highest recorded here: Finbar #192 in 1997, Neil #84 in 1997.
The order changed in 2020: Finbar moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #363 and #363; by 2020 that had become #334 and #392.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Finbar #311, Neil #352.
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 | Neil |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #339 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Finbar has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Neil.
- 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
Neil
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #42 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1979
Highest recorded position: #30 among boys in New Zealand, in 1956 (recorded 1954–1979).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys