Agastya vs Aran
Agastya and Arancompared 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 2025, Agastya was ranked #329 and Aran #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Agastya was ranked #613 and Aran #1025 among boys in England and Wales.
Agastya and Aran over time
Agastya and Aran appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Aran held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Agastya 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.
Aran reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Agastya 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 · Boys18 shared years, 2007–2024
Agastya held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Aran in 17.
Highest recorded here: Agastya #613 in 2024, Aran #632 in 2014.
The order changed in 2024: Agastya moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #910 and #890; by 2024 that had become #613 and #1025.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Agastya #613, Aran #1025.
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 | Agastya | Aran |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Agastya has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Aran.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Agastya
Popularity journey
First recorded2007
First recorded at #4333 among boys in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2022–2025
Highest recorded position: #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2022–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Aran
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #240 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2025
Highest recorded position: #149 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1974–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys