Alastair vs Nevan
Alastair and Nevancompared 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 1974, Alastair was ranked #321 and Nevan #288 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Alastair was ranked #1153 and Nevan #3684 among boys in England and Wales.
Alastair and Nevan over time
Alastair and Nevan appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Alastair held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nevan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alastair reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Nevan 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 · Boys24 shared years, 1996–2025
Alastair held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Nevan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alastair #195 in 1996, Nevan #2087 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alastair #1153, Nevan #3684.
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 | Alastair | Nevan |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1153 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3684 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alastair has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Nevan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Alastair
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 recorded1997–2007
Highest recorded position: #182 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2007).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1153 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Nevan
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #320 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1973–1998
Highest recorded position: #288 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1974 (recorded 1973–1998).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys