Aedan vs Arran
Aedan and Arrancompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 1997, Aedan was ranked #271 and Arran #271 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2016, Aedan was ranked #448 and Arran #713 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aedan was ranked #1675 and Arran #1025 among boys in England and Wales.
Aedan and Arran over time
Aedan and Arran appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Arran held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aedan 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.
Arran reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aedan 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
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aedan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Arran in 29.
Highest recorded here: Aedan #710 in 2003, Arran #207 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aedan #1675, Arran #1025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 1997–2016
Aedan held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Arran in 3.
Highest recorded here: Aedan #382 in 1997, Arran #261 in 1997.
The order changed in 2014: Aedan moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #548 and #548; by 2014 that had become #403 and #715.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Aedan #448, Arran #713.
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
| Field | Aedan | Arran |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #785 (2024) | Scotland · Boys #51 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aedan and Arran both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aedan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2021
Highest recorded position: #271 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2021).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1675 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Arran
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #292 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1025 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys