Neill vs Pauric
Neill 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2001, Neill was ranked #409 and Pauric #209 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2007, Neill was ranked #357 and Pauric #276 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Neill and Pauric over time
Neill and Pauric appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Pauric held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Neill in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Neill 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
Neill and Pauric changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1968 and 2001, ending at #409 and #209.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 28 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Neill and Pauric averaged 59.4 places apart, ending at #409 and #209.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Neill #154 in 1983, Pauric #132 in 1985.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1968–2001
Neill held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Pauric in 17.
Highest recorded here: Neill #154 in 1983, Pauric #132 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Neill #409, Pauric #209.
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 | Neill | 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 | 1 | 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 | England and Wales · Boys #4685 (2013) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (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
- Neill has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Pauric.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Neill
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #191 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 recorded1964–2001
Highest recorded position: #154 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1964–2001).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2001
Most recently recorded at #409 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2001.
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