Finian vs Graeme
Finian and Graemecompared 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 2013, Finian was ranked #605 and Graeme #711 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2017, Finian was ranked #3996 and Graeme #4812 among boys in England and Wales.
Finian and Graeme over time
Finian and Graeme appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Graeme held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Finian in 0.
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.
Graeme reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Finian 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
Finian and Graeme changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1972 and 2013, ending at #605 and #711.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 1972–2013
Finian held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Graeme in 14.
Highest recorded here: Finian #207 in 1988, Graeme #155 in 1984.
The order changed in 2011: Finian moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #506 and #506; by 2011 that had become #490 and #623.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Finian #605, Graeme #711.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 1996–2017
Finian held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Graeme in 7.
Highest recorded here: Finian #1703 in 2000, Graeme #755 in 1996.
The order changed in 2006: Finian moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #3651 and #3009; by 2006 that had become #1892 and #2870.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Finian #3996, Graeme #4812.
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 | Finian | Graeme |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #572 (2022) | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) |
| 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
- Finian and Graeme both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Finian
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 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 recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #572 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2022.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Graeme
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #33 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 recorded1954–1975
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1975).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys