Findlay vs Mert
Findlay and Mertcompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Findlay was ranked #1758 and Mert #1402 among boys in England and Wales.
Findlay and Mert over time
Findlay and Mert appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Mert held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Findlay in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mert reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Findlay 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
Findlay and Mert changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1758 and #1402.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Findlay held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Mert in 16.
Highest recorded here: Findlay #512 in 2005, Mert #691 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Findlay #1758, Mert #1402.
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 | Findlay | Mert |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #209 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #1402 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Findlay has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Mert.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Findlay
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1337 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Mert
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #691 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1402 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys