Niall vs Raymond

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, Niall was ranked #189 and Raymond #395 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Niall was ranked #244 and Raymond #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Niall was ranked #745 and Raymond #627 among boys in England and Wales.

Niall and Raymond over time

Niall and Raymond appear together in 3 published lists, across 108 years of shared records. Niall held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Raymond in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Raymond reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Niall 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

• Republic of Ireland · Boys61 shared years, 1964–2025

  Niall held the stronger position in 55 of those years, Raymond in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Niall #16 in 1991, Raymond #29 in 1969.

  The order changed in 1970: Niall moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #32 and #29; by 1970 that had become #28 and #34.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Niall #244, Raymond #509.

• England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Niall held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Raymond in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Niall #106 in 1996, Raymond #312 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2022: Raymond moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #514 and #584; by 2022 that had become #592 and #492.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Niall #745, Raymond #627.

• Northern Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 1997–2023

  Niall held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Raymond in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Niall #26 in 1998, Raymond #143 in 1997.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Niall #189, Raymond #395.

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.

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Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

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