Glen vs Pauric
Glen and Pauriccompared 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 2008, Glen was ranked #378 and Pauric #291 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Glen was ranked #676 and Pauric #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Glen and Pauric over time
Glen and Pauric appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Glen held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Pauric 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Glen and Pauric changed places 5 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1997 and 2008, ending at #378 and #291.
- Longest-running competitions
Glen and Pauric were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 50 years, from 1970 to 2025, ending at #676 and #676.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Glen #129 in 1997, Pauric #210 in 1999.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys50 shared years, 1970–2025
Glen held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Pauric in 2.
Highest recorded here: Glen #83 in 1993, Pauric #132 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Glen #676, Pauric #676.
Northern Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 1997–2008
Glen held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Pauric in 5.
Highest recorded here: Glen #129 in 1997, Pauric #210 in 1999.
The order changed in 2005: Pauric moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #264 and #305; by 2005 that had become #307 and #247.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Glen #378, Pauric #291.
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 | Glen | Pauric |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Glen has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Pauric.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Glen
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #92 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 recorded1963–1985
Highest recorded position: #29 among boys in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1963–1985).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Pauric
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #267 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #132 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1968–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys