Grant vs Macaulay

Grant and Macaulaycompared 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 1998, Grant was ranked #240 and Macaulay #272 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Grant was ranked #535 and Macaulay #352 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Grant was ranked #4270 and Macaulay #1951 among boys in England and Wales.

Grant and Macaulay over time

Grant and Macaulay appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Grant held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Macaulay 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.

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
Grant and Macaulay changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #4270 and #1951.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Grant #128 in 1996, Macaulay #143 in 1996.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Grant held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Macaulay in 10.
Highest recorded here: Grant #128 in 1996, Macaulay #143 in 1996.
The order changed in 2020: Macaulay moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #1869 and #3937; by 2020 that had become #3334 and #2404.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Grant #4270, Macaulay #1951.

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 Grant

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

Wayne vs Grant
Across 30 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Wayne and Grant averaged 5.1 places apart, ending at #88 and #70.
Wayne · Grant · 30 shared years, 1954–1984 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1984 New Zealand ranking
Jason vs Grant
In 1969, Jason moved ahead of Grant in New Zealand · Boys — #19 and #17 the year before became #6 and #18.
Jason · Grant · 22 shared years, 1966–1987 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1969 New Zealand ranking
Gregory vs Grant
Across 34 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Gregory and Grant averaged 8.1 places apart, ending at #72 and #99.
Gregory · Grant · 34 shared years, 1954–1987 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1987 New Zealand ranking
George vs Grant
Across 38 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, George and Grant averaged 10.0 places apart, ending at #66 and #75.
George · Grant · 38 shared years, 1953–1990 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1990 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Grant, Macaulay
Field	Grant	Macaulay
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	3
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, GB-SCT
Most recent popularity observation	Scotland · Boys #535 (2024)	Scotland · Boys #352 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	76/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Grant has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Macaulay.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT.

How each name got here

Grant

Popularity journey

First recorded1953
First recorded at #93 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1987
Highest recorded position: #13 among boys in New Zealand, in 1964 (recorded 1954–1987).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Macaulay

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #143 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #143 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1951 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys