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Quentin vs Raymond

Quentin and Raymondcompared 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.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 1977, Quentin was ranked #85 and Raymond #84 among boys in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2019, Quentin was ranked #764 and Raymond #506 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Quentin was ranked #1235 and Raymond #545 among boys in England and Wales.

Quentin and Raymond over time

Quentin and Raymond appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Raymond held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Quentin in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Quentin #761 in 1998, Raymond #312 in 1996.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Quentin held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Raymond in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Quentin #761 in 1998, Raymond #312 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Quentin #1235, Raymond #545.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 19662019

    Quentin held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Raymond in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Quentin #208 in 1977, Raymond #35 in 1966.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Quentin #764, Raymond #506.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Quentin, Raymond
FieldQuentinRaymond
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #1235 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Quentin and Raymond both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Quentin

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #229 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Raymond

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #265 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1952–1991

    Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1991).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys