Aedan vs Rokas
Aedan and Rokascompared 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 2017, Aedan was ranked #363 and Rokas #415 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Aedan was ranked #547 and Rokas #495 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aedan was ranked #1675 and Rokas #2263 among boys in England and Wales.
Aedan and Rokas over time
Aedan and Rokas appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aedan and Rokas changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2003 and 2024, ending at #1675 and #2263.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Aedan #387 in 2011, Rokas #400 in 2010.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 2003–2024
Aedan held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Rokas in 6.
Highest recorded here: Aedan #710 in 2003, Rokas #1111 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aedan #1675, Rokas #2263.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2007–2017
Aedan held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Rokas in 5.
Highest recorded here: Aedan #387 in 2011, Rokas #400 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Aedan #547, Rokas #495.
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 | Rokas |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #785 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (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 Rokas 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
Rokas
Popularity journey
First recorded2003
First recorded at #2470 among boys in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2012–2017
Highest recorded position: #346 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2012–2017).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys