Gearoid vs Roderick
Gearoid and Roderickcompared 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 1990, Gearoid was ranked #132 and Roderick #323 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 1996, Gearoid was ranked #2863 and Roderick #1040 among boys in England and Wales.
Gearoid and Roderick over time
Gearoid and Roderick appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Gearoid held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Roderick in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Roderick reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gearoid 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
Gearoid and Roderick changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 1990, ending at #132 and #323.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys23 shared years, 1964–1990
Gearoid held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Roderick in 3.
Highest recorded here: Gearoid #112 in 1985, Roderick #146 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Gearoid #132, Roderick #323.
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 | Gearoid | Roderick |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #395 (2023) | Scotland · Boys #727 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gearoid has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Roderick.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Gearoid
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #164 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 recorded1964–2020
Highest recorded position: #100 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1988 (recorded 1964–2020).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #395 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Roderick
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #181 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 recorded1964–1990
Highest recorded position: #146 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1964–1990).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys