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Albie vs Caodhan

Albie and Caodhancompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2023, Albie was ranked #70 and Caodhan #272 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Albie and Caodhan over time

Albie and Caodhan appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Albie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Caodhan 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.

Caodhan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Albie 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

  • Northern Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 20152023

    Albie held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Caodhan in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Albie #70 in 2023, Caodhan #214 in 2017.

    The order changed in 2019: Albie moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #416 and #234; by 2019 that had become #178 and #274.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Albie #70, Caodhan #272.

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.

Where to go next

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.

Other comparisons involving Albie

Pairs where Albie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Albie, Caodhan
FieldAlbieCaodhan
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-NIR
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #179 (2025)Northern Ireland · Boys #272 (2023)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Albie and Caodhan both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR.

How each name got here

Albie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #853 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #179 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Caodhan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2007

    First recorded at #276 among boys in Northern Ireland in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2007–2023

    Highest recorded position: #214 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2007–2023).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #272 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023.

    Northern Ireland · Boys