Flynn vs Nixon
Flynn and Nixoncompared 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2017, Flynn was ranked #63 and Nixon #99 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2018, Flynn was ranked #78 and Nixon #81 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Flynn was ranked #227 and Nixon #5137 among boys in England and Wales.
Flynn and Nixon over time
Flynn and Nixon appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Flynn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nixon in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Flynn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Nixon 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 20 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Flynn rose about as far as Nixon fell — from #522 and #2859 in 1997 to #227 and #5137 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 1997–2025
Flynn held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Nixon in 0.
Highest recorded here: Flynn #137 in 2014, Nixon #1253 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Flynn #227, Nixon #5137.
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 | Flynn | Nixon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #90 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #5137 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Flynn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Nixon.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ.
How each name got here
Flynn
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #755 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 recorded2001–2025
Highest recorded position: #32 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2013 (recorded 2001–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #227 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Nixon
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2859 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2014–2018
Highest recorded position: #81 among boys in New Zealand, in 2018 (recorded 2014–2018).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys