Garry vs Keane
Garry and Keanecompared 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 2009, Garry was ranked #701 and Keane #604 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Garry was ranked #4991 and Keane #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Garry and Keane over time
Garry and Keane appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Keane held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Garry 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.
Garry reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Keane 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
Garry and Keane changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1994 and 2009, ending at #701 and #604.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2023
Garry held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Keane in 24.
Highest recorded here: Garry #573 in 1996, Keane #213 in 2005.
The order changed in 1998: Keane moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #914 and #964; by 1998 that had become #850 and #669.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Garry #4991, Keane #4107.
Republic of Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 1994–2009
Garry held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Keane in 8.
Highest recorded here: Garry #135 in 1994, Keane #193 in 1998.
The order changed in 2006: Keane moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #299 and #322; by 2006 that had become #493 and #271.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Garry #701, Keane #604.
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 | Garry | Keane |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #727 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) |
| 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
- Garry and Keane both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Garry
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #19 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 recorded1952–1974
Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1974).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Keane
Popularity journey
First recorded1994
First recorded at #299 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1994–2021
Highest recorded position: #193 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1994–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys