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Jeremy vs Sean

Jeremy and Seancompared 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 2011, Jeremy was ranked #375 and Sean #27 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 1999, Jeremy was ranked #86 and Sean #31 among boys in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2006, Jeremy was ranked #85 and Sean #71 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Jeremy was ranked #432 and Sean #141 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Jeremy was ranked #727 and Sean #234 among boys in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Jeremy was ranked #556 and Sean #615 among boys in England and Wales.

Jeremy and Sean over time

Jeremy and Sean appear together in 4 published lists, across 153 years of shared records. Sean held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Jeremy in 1.

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.

Jeremy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Sean in 1. 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

    Jeremy and Sean changed places 14 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1970 and 2006, ending at #85 and #71.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 35 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Jeremy and Sean averaged 9.9 places apart, ending at #85 and #71.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Jeremy and Sean were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #556 and #615.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jeremy #265 in 1996, Sean #49 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys56 shared years, 1965–2025

    Jeremy held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sean in 56.

    Highest recorded here: Jeremy #121 in 1974, Sean #1 in 1997.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jeremy #432, Sean #141.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys35 shared years, 1970–2006

    Jeremy held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Sean in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Jeremy #48 in 1983, Sean #33 in 1970.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2006: Jeremy #85, Sean #71.

  • New Zealand · Boys32 shared years, 1968–1999

    Jeremy held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Sean in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Jeremy #24 in 1977, Sean #28 in 1995.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1999: Jeremy #86, Sean #31.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Jeremy held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Sean in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Jeremy #265 in 1996, Sean #49 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2024: Jeremy moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #691 and #574; by 2024 that had become #592 and #638.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jeremy #556, Sean #615.

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 Jeremy

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

Other comparisons involving Sean

Pairs where Sean 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 — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

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 2000s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2000 and 2009.

The 2000s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Jeremy, Sean
FieldJeremySean
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedThe Irish form of John, ultimately carrying the meaning 'Yahweh is gracious' via its Hebrew ancestry.
OriginNot yet recordedIrish, Anglicised form of Sean, via Hebrew John
Pronunciation/ʃɔːn/
Syllables31
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #141 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sean has a recorded origin (Irish, Anglicised form of Sean, via Hebrew John); Jeremy does not have one recorded yet.
  • Jeremy has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Sean.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sean; Jeremy doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Jeremy

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #170 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

  2. Highest recorded1968–1999

    Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in New Zealand, in 1977 (recorded 1968–1999).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #556 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Sean

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1963

    First recorded at #82 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #615 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys