Gearoid vs Roman
Gearoid and Romancompared 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 2023, Gearoid was ranked #395 and Roman #161 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Gearoid was ranked #741 and Roman #172 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 1996, Gearoid was ranked #2863 and Roman #605 among boys in England and Wales.
Gearoid and Roman over time
Gearoid and Roman appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Gearoid held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Roman 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.
Gearoid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Roman 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 2020, Roman moved ahead of Gearoid in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #214 and #336 the year before became #741 and #172.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2001–2020
Gearoid held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Roman in 1.
Highest recorded here: Gearoid #118 in 2001, Roman #172 in 2020.
The order changed in 2020: Roman moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #214 and #336; by 2020 that had become #741 and #172.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Gearoid #741, Roman #172.
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 | Roman |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From the Latin Romanus, meaning 'Roman' — borne by several early saints and medieval rulers of Bulgaria, Kyiv and Moldavia. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈro.man/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #395 (2023) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #50 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Roman has a recorded origin (Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages); Gearoid does not have one recorded yet.
- Gearoid and Roman both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Roman; Gearoid doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Roman
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #333 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #50 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys