Jeffrey vs Pauric
Jeffrey and Pauriccompared 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 1997, Jeffrey was ranked #248 and Pauric #271 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Jeffrey was ranked #770 and Pauric #584 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Jeffrey and Pauric over time
Jeffrey and Pauric appear together in 1 published list, across 50 years of shared records. Jeffrey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Pauric 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.
Jeffrey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Pauric 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
Jeffrey and Pauric changed places 15 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1968 and 2023, ending at #770 and #584.
- Longest-running competitions
Jeffrey and Pauric were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 50 years, from 1968 to 2023, ending at #770 and #584.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys50 shared years, 1968–2023
Jeffrey held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Pauric in 19.
Highest recorded here: Jeffrey #120 in 1976, Pauric #132 in 1985.
The order changed in 2018: Pauric moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #547 and #610; by 2018 that had become #749 and #572.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Jeffrey #770, Pauric #584.
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 | Jeffrey | Pauric |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1595 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jeffrey and Pauric both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Jeffrey
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #39 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 recorded1952–1986
Highest recorded position: #30 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1962 (recorded 1952–1986).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Pauric
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #267 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #132 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1968–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys