Nerijus vs Sean
Nerijus and Seancompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 1992, Nerijus was ranked #615 and Sean #344 among boys in Norway.
Nerijus and Sean over time
Nerijus and Sean appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Nerijus held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sean 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.
Nerijus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sean 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys15 shared years, 1976–1992
Nerijus held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Sean in 3.
Highest recorded here: Nerijus #202 in 1977, Sean #344 in 1992.
The order changed in 1990: Sean moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #391 and #481; by 1990 that had become #472 and #358.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Nerijus #615, Sean #344.
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 | Nerijus | Sean |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Irish form of John, ultimately carrying the meaning 'Yahweh is gracious' via its Hebrew ancestry. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish, Anglicised form of Sean, via Hebrew John |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ʃɔːn/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #615 (1992) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #141 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sean has a recorded origin (Irish, Anglicised form of Sean, via Hebrew John); Nerijus does not have one recorded yet.
- Nerijus has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Sean.
- A meaning is recorded for Sean; Nerijus doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Nerijus
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #599 among boys in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1971–1992
Highest recorded position: #202 among boys in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1971–1992).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #615 among boys in Norway, in 1992.
Norway · Boys
Sean
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #82 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #141 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys