Jerry vs Peadar
Jerry and Peadarcompared 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 2020, Jerry was ranked #392 and Peadar #213 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jerry was ranked #372 and Peadar #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Jerry and Peadar over time
Jerry and Peadar appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Peadar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jerry in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Peadar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jerry 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
Jerry and Peadar changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1965 and 2025, ending at #372 and #232.
- Longest-running competitions
Jerry and Peadar were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 41 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #372 and #232.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys41 shared years, 1965–2025
Jerry held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Peadar in 30.
Highest recorded here: Jerry #213 in 1993, Peadar #166 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jerry #372, Peadar #232.
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 | Jerry | Peadar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jerry and Peadar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Jerry
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #250 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
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #213 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1993 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1705 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Peadar
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #167 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
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #142 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys