Lorcan vs Pauric
Lorcan 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 2024, Lorcan was ranked #54 and Pauric #339 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Lorcan was ranked #125 and Pauric #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Lorcan and Pauric over time
Lorcan and Pauric appear together in 2 published lists, across 81 years of shared records. Lorcan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Pauric in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Pauric reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Lorcan 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Lorcan and Pauric were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 54 years, from 1968 to 2025, ending at #125 and #676.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys54 shared years, 1968–2025
Lorcan held the stronger position in 53 of those years, Pauric in 1.
Highest recorded here: Lorcan #87 in 2015, Pauric #132 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lorcan #125, Pauric #676.
Northern Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2024
Lorcan held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Pauric in 0.
Highest recorded here: Lorcan #31 in 2023, Pauric #210 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lorcan #54, Pauric #339.
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 | Lorcan | 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #125 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lorcan and Pauric both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Lorcan
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #147 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 recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #31 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #125 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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