Garry vs Neal
Garry and Nealcompared 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 2007, Garry was ranked #629 and Neal #527 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Garry was ranked #5137 and Neal #4275 among boys in England and Wales.
Garry and Neal over time
Garry and Neal appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Neal reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Garry 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 Neal changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #5137 and #4275.
- Longest-running competitions
Garry and Neal were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 37 years, from 1964 to 2007, ending at #629 and #527.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Garry #573 in 1996, Neal #654 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys37 shared years, 1964–2007
Garry held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Neal in 1.
Highest recorded here: Garry #79 in 1980, Neal #154 in 1976.
The order changed in 2007: Neal moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #299 and #439; by 2007 that had become #629 and #527.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Garry #629, Neal #527.
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2025
Garry held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Neal in 14.
Highest recorded here: Garry #573 in 1996, Neal #654 in 1996.
The order changed in 2018: Neal moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #3079 and #4023; by 2018 that had become #4749 and #2693.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Garry #5137, Neal #4275.
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 | Neal |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 | England and Wales · Boys #5137 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4275 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Garry has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Neal.
- 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 recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Neal
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #204 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 recorded1964–2014
Highest recorded position: #154 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1976 (recorded 1964–2014).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys