Paul vs Shaun

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.

• New Zealand · Boys

  In 1998, Paul was ranked #86 and Shaun #66 among boys in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  In 1997, Paul was ranked #86 and Shaun #96 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2017, Paul was ranked #171 and Shaun #318 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Paul was ranked #286 and Shaun #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Paul was ranked #290 and Shaun #727 among boys in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Paul was ranked #586 and Shaun #1162 among boys in England and Wales.

Paul and Shaun over time

Paul and Shaun appear together in 5 published lists, across 171 years of shared records. Paul held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Shaun 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.

Paul reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Shaun 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 · Boys59 shared years, 1966–2025

  Paul held the stronger position in 59 of those years, Shaun in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Paul #3 in 1978, Shaun #81 in 1993.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Paul #286, Shaun #577.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys32 shared years, 1965–1997

  Paul held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Shaun in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Paul #4 in 1966, Shaun #38 in 1981.

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

  Most recent shared year, 1997: Paul #86, Shaun #96.

• New Zealand · Boys31 shared years, 1967–1998

  Paul held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Shaun in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Paul #3 in 1969, Shaun #34 in 1988.

  The order changed in 1990: Shaun moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #35 and #42; by 1990 that had become #48 and #41.

  Most recent shared year, 1998: Paul #86, Shaun #66.

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

  Paul held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Shaun in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Paul #72 in 1996, Shaun #76 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Paul #586, Shaun #1162.

• Northern Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 1997–2017

  Paul held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Shaun in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Paul #27 in 1997, Shaun #121 in 1997.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2017: Paul #171, Shaun #318.

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.

Where to go next

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.

Side by side

How each name got here