Leonard vs Pauric
Leonard 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 2023, Leonard was ranked #395 and Pauric #272 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Leonard was ranked #272 and Pauric #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Leonard and Pauric over time
Leonard and Pauric appear together in 1 published list, across 52 years of shared records. Pauric held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Leonard in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Leonard 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
Leonard and Pauric changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1968 and 2025, ending at #272 and #676.
- Longest-running competitions
Leonard and Pauric were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 52 years, from 1968 to 2025, ending at #272 and #676.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys52 shared years, 1968–2025
Leonard held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Pauric in 26.
Highest recorded here: Leonard #108 in 1975, Pauric #132 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Leonard #272, Pauric #676.
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 | Leonard | 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #173 (2025) | 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
- Leonard and Pauric both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Leonard
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #73 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 recorded1952–1961
Highest recorded position: #73 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1961).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #173 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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