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Graeme vs Ross

Graeme and Rosscompared 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 2001, Graeme was ranked #280 and Ross #53 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 1973, Graeme was ranked #91 and Ross #73 among boys in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 1972, Graeme was ranked #96 and Ross #99 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2013, Graeme was ranked #711 and Ross #102 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2023, Graeme was ranked #4107 and Ross #2160 among boys in England and Wales.

Graeme and Ross over time

Graeme and Ross appear together in 4 published lists, across 90 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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 4 of those lists, and Ross 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 1971, Ross moved ahead of Graeme in New Zealand · Boys — #59 and #60 the year before became #69 and #58.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Graeme and Ross changed places 8 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1952 and 1972, ending at #96 and #99.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Graeme and Ross averaged 3.7 places apart, ending at #96 and #99.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Graeme and Ross were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 34 years, from 1968 to 2013, ending at #711 and #102.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Graeme #755 in 1996, Ross #60 in 1997.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys34 shared years, 1968–2013

    Graeme held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ross in 34.

    Highest recorded here: Graeme #152 in 1992, Ross #39 in 1998.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2013: Graeme #711, Ross #102.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys21 shared years, 1952–1972

    Graeme held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Ross in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Graeme #33 in 1952, Ross #34 in 1958.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1972: Graeme #96, Ross #99.

  • New Zealand · Boys20 shared years, 1954–1973

    Graeme held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Ross in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Graeme #18 in 1954, Ross #25 in 1957.

    The order changed in 1971: Ross moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #59 and #60; by 1971 that had become #69 and #58.

    Most recent shared year, 1973: Graeme #91, Ross #73.

  • England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 1996–2023

    Graeme held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ross in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Graeme #755 in 1996, Ross #60 in 1997.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Graeme #4107, Ross #2160.

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.

Other comparisons involving Ross

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

Other pairs from New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs measured inside New South Wales, Australia's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1970s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1970 and 1979.

The 1970s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Graeme, Ross
FieldGraemeRoss
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables21
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 · Boys #329 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Graeme has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ross.
  • 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

Ross

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #36 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 recorded1954–1985

    Highest recorded position: #25 among boys in New Zealand, in 1957 (recorded 1954–1985).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2014 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys