Garry vs Pearce
Garry and Pearcecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 1998, Garry was ranked #272 and Pearce #190 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2009, Garry was ranked #701 and Pearce #604 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2016, Garry was ranked #3079 and Pearce #4810 among boys in England and Wales.
Garry and Pearce over time
Garry and Pearce appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 years of shared records. Garry held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Pearce 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.
Garry reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Pearce 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 Pearce changed places 10 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2016, ending at #3079 and #4810.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Garry #573 in 1996, Pearce #784 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 1996–2016
Garry held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Pearce in 4.
Highest recorded here: Garry #573 in 1996, Pearce #784 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Garry #3079, Pearce #4810.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 1972–2009
Garry held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Pearce in 2.
Highest recorded here: Garry #99 in 1972, Pearce #302 in 1993.
The order changed in 2009: Pearce moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #472 and #698; by 2009 that had become #701 and #604.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Garry #701, Pearce #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 | Pearce |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #4810 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Garry and Pearce 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
Pearce
Popularity journey
First recorded1972
First recorded at #307 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2012
Highest recorded position: #190 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2012).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #4810 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Boys