Olivier vs Shea

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 2019, Olivier was ranked #365 and Shea #50 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Olivier was ranked #829 and Shea #125 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Olivier was ranked #727 and Shea #619 among boys in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Olivier was ranked #898 and Shea #1322 among boys in England and Wales.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2017, Olivier was ranked #5765 and Shea #4763 among girls in England and Wales.

Olivier and Shea over time

Olivier and Shea appear together in 3 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Shea held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Olivier in 1.

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.

Shea reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Olivier in 1. 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

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Olivier held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Shea in 11.

  Highest recorded here: Olivier #266 in 2010, Shea #308 in 1999.

  The order changed in 2007: Olivier moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #560 and #453; by 2007 that had become #330 and #431.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Olivier #898, Shea #1322.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 2005–2025

  Olivier held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Shea in 16.

  Highest recorded here: Olivier #191 in 2008, Shea #125 in 2025.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Olivier #829, Shea #125.

• Northern Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2007–2019

  Olivier held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Shea in 12.

  Highest recorded here: Olivier #230 in 2010, Shea #25 in 2007.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2019: Olivier #365, Shea #50.

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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