Jeremiah vs Maurice
Jeremiah and Mauricecompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Jeremiah was ranked #314 and Maurice #2952 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jeremiah was ranked #432 and Maurice #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Jeremiah and Maurice over time
Jeremiah and Maurice appear together in 2 published lists, across 91 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Jeremiah and Maurice changed places 14 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #432 and #468.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 61 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Jeremiah and Maurice averaged 50.4 places apart, ending at #432 and #468.
- Longest-running competitions
Jeremiah and Maurice were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #314 and #2952.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys61 shared years, 1964–2025
Jeremiah held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Maurice in 30.
Highest recorded here: Jeremiah #39 in 1964, Maurice #46 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jeremiah #432, Maurice #468.
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Jeremiah held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Maurice in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jeremiah #263 in 2016, Maurice #818 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jeremiah #314, Maurice #2952.
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 | Jeremiah | Maurice |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #314 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jeremiah and Maurice both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Jeremiah
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #314 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Maurice
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #92 among boys in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #46 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2952 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys