Aidan vs Marc
Aidan and Marccompared 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, Aidan was ranked #82 and Marc #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Aidan was ranked #108 and Marc #395 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Aidan was ranked #155 and Marc #478 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aidan was ranked #255 and Marc #1025 among boys in England and Wales.
Aidan and Marc over time
Aidan and Marc appear together in 3 published lists, across 114 years of shared records. Aidan held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Marc in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Marc reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Aidan and Marc were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #82 and #402.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys61 shared years, 1965–2025
Aidan held the stronger position in 61 of those years, Marc in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aidan #33 in 1965, Marc #117 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aidan #82, Marc #402.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aidan held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Marc in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aidan #67 in 2002, Marc #169 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aidan #255, Marc #1025.
Northern Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 1997–2023
Aidan held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Marc in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aidan #43 in 2011, Marc #73 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Aidan #108, Marc #395.
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 | Aidan | Marc |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #82 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aidan has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Marc.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Aidan
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #37 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #33 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #82 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Marc
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 recorded1997–2023
Highest recorded position: #73 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys