Graeme vs Ros

Graeme and Roscompared 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 1999, Graeme was ranked #330 and Ros #266 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Graeme and Ros over time

Graeme and Ros appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Graeme held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ros in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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

Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 1977–1999
Graeme held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Ros in 1.
Highest recorded here: Graeme #152 in 1992, Ros #250 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Graeme #330, Ros #266.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Graeme

Pairs where Graeme shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

John vs Graeme
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — John #1 in 1952, Graeme #33 in 1952.
John · Graeme · 21 shared years, 1952–1972 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1952 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Peter vs Graeme
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Peter #1 in 1954, Graeme #33 in 1952.
Peter · Graeme · 21 shared years, 1952–1972 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1954 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Graeme vs Ross
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Graeme and Ross averaged 3.7 places apart, ending at #96 and #99.
Graeme · Ross · 21 shared years, 1952–1972 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1972 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Murray vs Graeme
Across 20 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Murray and Graeme averaged 4.0 places apart, ending at #100 and #91.
Murray · Graeme · 20 shared years, 1954–1973 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1973 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Graeme, Ros
Field	Graeme	Ros
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	1
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ	IE
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #873 (2017)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	40/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Graeme has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ros.
Both names have recorded usage in IE.

How each name got here

Graeme

Popularity journey

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
Highest recorded1954–1975
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1975).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys

Ros

Popularity journey

First recorded1977
First recorded at #293 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1977–1999
Highest recorded position: #250 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1977–1999).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1999
Most recently recorded at #266 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1999.
Republic of Ireland · Boys