Aengus vs Rodger
Aengus and Rodgercompared 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 1985, Aengus was ranked #250 and Rodger #304 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Aengus and Rodger over time
Aengus and Rodger appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Aengus held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rodger 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.
Rodger reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aengus 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aengus and Rodger changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1965 and 1985, ending at #250 and #304.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Aengus #200 in 1973, Rodger #217 in 1971.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 1965–1985
Aengus held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Rodger in 5.
Highest recorded here: Aengus #200 in 1973, Rodger #217 in 1971.
The order changed in 1980: Aengus moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #269 and #245; by 1980 that had become #232 and #288.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Aengus #250, Rodger #304.
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 | Rodger |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #298 (1992) |
| 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 Rodger 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
Rodger
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #250 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–1992
Highest recorded position: #217 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (recorded 1965–1992).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #298 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1992.
Republic of Ireland · Boys