Garreth vs Gavan
Garreth and Gavancompared 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 2006, Garreth was ranked #493 and Gavan #596 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2005, Garreth was ranked #3849 and Gavan #2754 among boys in England and Wales.
Garreth and Gavan over time
Garreth and Gavan appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Garreth held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gavan 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.
Gavan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Garreth 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1974, Garreth moved ahead of Gavan in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #182 and #182 the year before became #185 and #227.
- Longest-running competitions
Garreth and Gavan were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 30 years, from 1966 to 2006, ending at #493 and #596.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys30 shared years, 1966–2006
Garreth held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Gavan in 1.
Highest recorded here: Garreth #112 in 1980, Gavan #182 in 1973.
The order changed in 1974: Garreth moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #182 and #182; by 1974 that had become #185 and #227.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Garreth #493, Gavan #596.
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 | Garreth | Gavan |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #701 (2009) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #596 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Garreth and Gavan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Garreth
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #199 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2009
Highest recorded position: #112 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1980 (recorded 1966–2009).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2009
Most recently recorded at #701 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2009.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Gavan
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #199 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2006
Highest recorded position: #182 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1966–2006).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #596 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2006.
Republic of Ireland · Boys