Garret vs Jeffrey
Garret and Jeffreycompared 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 2008, Garret was ranked #698 and Jeffrey #368 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2004, Garret was ranked #3651 and Jeffrey #703 among boys in England and Wales.
Garret and Jeffrey over time
Garret and Jeffrey appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Jeffrey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Garret 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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1980, Jeffrey moved ahead of Garret in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #152 and #176 the year before became #157 and #142.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Garret and Jeffrey changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1965 and 2008, ending at #698 and #368.
- Longest-running competitions
Garret and Jeffrey were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 33 years, from 1965 to 2008, ending at #698 and #368.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Garret #121 in 1976, Jeffrey #120 in 1976.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys33 shared years, 1965–2008
Garret held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Jeffrey in 27.
Highest recorded here: Garret #121 in 1976, Jeffrey #120 in 1976.
The order changed in 1980: Jeffrey moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #152 and #176; by 1980 that had become #157 and #142.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Garret #698, Jeffrey #368.
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 | Garret | Jeffrey |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #698 (2008) | England and Wales · Boys #1595 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Garret and Jeffrey both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Garret
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #194 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2008
Highest recorded position: #121 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1976 (recorded 1965–2008).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #698 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2008.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Jeffrey
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #39 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 recorded1952–1986
Highest recorded position: #30 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1962 (recorded 1952–1986).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys