Raymond vs Syed

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.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Raymond was ranked #545 and Syed #136 among boys in England and Wales.

• Norway · Boys

  In 2006, Raymond was ranked #560 and Syed #477 among boys in Norway.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Raymond was ranked #509 and Syed #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Raymond and Syed over time

Raymond and Syed appear together in 3 published lists, across 102 years of shared records. Raymond held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Syed 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.

Raymond reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Syed 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 · Boys44 shared years, 1945–2006

  Raymond held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Syed in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Raymond #60 in 1978, Syed #304 in 1985.

  The order changed in 2001: Syed moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #342 and #423; by 2001 that had become #519 and #434.

  Most recent shared year, 2006: Raymond #560, Syed #477.

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

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

  Highest recorded here: Raymond #312 in 1996, Syed #136 in 1999.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Raymond #545, Syed #136.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys29 shared years, 1994–2025

  Raymond held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Syed in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Raymond #92 in 1994, Syed #261 in 1997.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Raymond #509, Syed #829.

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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How each name got here