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Graeme vs Paris

Graeme and Pariscompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2023, Graeme was ranked #4107 and Paris #2007 among boys in England and Wales.

Graeme and Paris over time

Graeme and Paris appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Paris held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Graeme 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.

Graeme reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Paris 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 19962023

    Graeme held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Paris in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Graeme #755 in 1996, Paris #717 in 2004.

    The order changed in 1998: Paris moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #874 and #964; by 1998 that had become #1367 and #1263.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Graeme #4107, Paris #2007.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Graeme, Paris
FieldGraemeParis
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023)Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Graeme and Paris both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Graeme

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #33 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

  2. Highest recorded1954–1975

    Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1975).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.

    England and Wales · Boys

Paris

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #250 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1999–2005

    Highest recorded position: #35 among girls in New Zealand, in 2004 (recorded 1999–2005).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls