Aengus vs Garvan
Aengus and Garvancompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2008, Aengus was ranked #698 and Garvan #698 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Aengus and Garvan over time
Aengus and Garvan appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Aengus held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Garvan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Aengus and Garvan changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1967 and 2008, ending at #698 and #698.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Aengus #200 in 1973, Garvan #193 in 1973.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 1967–2008
Aengus held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Garvan in 5.
Highest recorded here: Aengus #200 in 1973, Garvan #193 in 1973.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Aengus #698, Garvan #698.
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 | Aengus | Garvan |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #698 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aengus and Garvan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Aengus
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #204 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2013
Highest recorded position: #200 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1964–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Garvan
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1966–2008
Highest recorded position: #193 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1966–2008).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #698 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2008.
Republic of Ireland · Boys