Aidan vs Andrew

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.

• New Zealand · Boys

  In 2013, Aidan was ranked #92 and Andrew #75 among boys in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  In 2012, Aidan was ranked #87 and Andrew #80 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Aidan was ranked #82 and Andrew #106 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Aidan was ranked #155 and Andrew #104 among boys in Scotland.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2024, Aidan was ranked #136 and Andrew #216 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Aidan was ranked #265 and Andrew #334 among boys in England and Wales.

Aidan and Andrew over time

Aidan and Andrew appear together in 5 published lists, across 159 years of shared records. Andrew held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Aidan in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Andrew reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Aidan in 1. 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

• Republic of Ireland · Boys62 shared years, 1964–2025

  Aidan held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Andrew in 44.

  Highest recorded here: Aidan #33 in 1965, Andrew #16 in 1992.

  The order changed in 2009: Aidan moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #60 and #41; by 2009 that had become #46 and #58.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Aidan #82, Andrew #106.

• England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Aidan held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Andrew in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Aidan #67 in 2002, Andrew #29 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2003: Aidan moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #67 and #66; by 2003 that had become #72 and #75.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Aidan #265, Andrew #334.

• Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024

  Aidan held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Andrew in 13.

  Highest recorded here: Aidan #43 in 2011, Andrew #5 in 1997.

  The order changed in 2016: Aidan moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #89 and #83; by 2016 that had become #73 and #156.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Aidan #136, Andrew #216.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys20 shared years, 1993–2012

  Aidan held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Andrew in 17.

  Highest recorded here: Aidan #50 in 2008, Andrew #12 in 1993.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2012: Aidan #87, Andrew #80.

• New Zealand · Boys19 shared years, 1993–2013

  Aidan held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Andrew in 15.

  Highest recorded here: Aidan #54 in 2001, Andrew #13 in 1993.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2013: Aidan #92, Andrew #75.

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.

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Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

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