Jerome vs Paschal
Jerome and Paschalcompared 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 1988, Jerome was ranked #235 and Paschal #271 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Jerome and Paschal over time
Jerome and Paschal appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Jerome held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Paschal 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
Jerome and Paschal changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 1988, ending at #235 and #271.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 20 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Jerome and Paschal averaged 32.2 places apart, ending at #235 and #271.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Jerome #119 in 1964, Paschal #119 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 1964–1988
Jerome held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Paschal in 4.
Highest recorded here: Jerome #119 in 1964, Paschal #119 in 1964.
The order changed in 1985: Jerome moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #205 and #205; by 1985 that had become #250 and #304.
Most recent shared year, 1988: Jerome #235, Paschal #271.
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 | Jerome | Paschal |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #582 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #271 (1988) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jerome has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Paschal.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Jerome
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #119 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 recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #119 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1322 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Paschal
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #119 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 recorded1964–1988
Highest recorded position: #119 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1988).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1988
Most recently recorded at #271 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1988.
Republic of Ireland · Boys