Graham vs Jerry
Graham and Jerrycompared 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 2023, Graham was ranked #770 and Jerry #362 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Graham was ranked #2952 and Jerry #1705 among boys in England and Wales.
Graham and Jerry over time
Graham and Jerry appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Graham reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jerry 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Graham and Jerry changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #2952 and #1705.
- Longest-running competitions
Graham and Jerry were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #2952 and #1705.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Graham #341 in 1996, Jerry #654 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys33 shared years, 1965–2023
Graham held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Jerry in 7.
Highest recorded here: Graham #52 in 1984, Jerry #213 in 1993.
The order changed in 2013: Jerry moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #354 and #500; by 2013 that had become #448 and #404.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Graham #770, Jerry #362.
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Graham held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Jerry in 19.
Highest recorded here: Graham #341 in 1996, Jerry #654 in 1996.
The order changed in 2024: Jerry moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1533 and #1799; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #2443.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Graham #2952, Jerry #1705.
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 | Graham | Jerry |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2952 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Graham and Jerry both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Graham
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #20 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 recorded1952–1979
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1979).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2952 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Jerry
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #250 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #213 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1993 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1705 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys