Fintan vs George
Fintan and Georgecompared 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, Fintan was ranked #2671 and George #6 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Fintan was ranked #278 and George #40 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Fintan was ranked #582 and George #88 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Fintan and George over time
Fintan and George appear together in 3 published lists, across 118 years of shared records. George held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Fintan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Fintan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, George in 1. 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
Fintan and George changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2024, ending at #582 and #88.
- Longest-running competitions
Fintan and George were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 61 years, from 1964 to 2024, ending at #582 and #88.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Fintan #85 in 1965, George #52 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys61 shared years, 1964–2024
Fintan held the stronger position in 2 of those years, George in 59.
Highest recorded here: Fintan #85 in 1965, George #52 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fintan #582, George #88.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Fintan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, George in 29.
Highest recorded here: Fintan #480 in 2000, George #2 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fintan #2671, George #6.
Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Fintan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, George in 27.
Highest recorded here: Fintan #123 in 2007, George #25 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fintan #278, George #40.
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 | Fintan | George |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Farmer, earth-worker. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈdʒɔːdʒ/ |
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #278 (2024) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #24 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- George has a recorded origin (Greek); Fintan does not have one recorded yet.
- Fintan and George both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for George; Fintan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Fintan
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #100 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: #85 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
George
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys