Aldo vs Cecil
Aldo and Cecilcompared 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 1971, Aldo was ranked #304 and Cecil #304 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Aldo was ranked #2546 and Cecil #2813 among boys in England and Wales.
Aldo and Cecil over time
Aldo and Cecil appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Aldo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cecil 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.
Cecil reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aldo 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aldo and Cecil changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1999 and 2023, ending at #2546 and #2813.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 1999–2023
Aldo held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Cecil in 2.
Highest recorded here: Aldo #2018 in 2022, Cecil #2097 in 1999.
The order changed in 2019: Aldo moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #2693 and #2693; by 2019 that had become #3013 and #3937.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Aldo #2546, Cecil #2813.
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 | Aldo | Cecil |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2921 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #2813 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aldo and Cecil both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Aldo
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2859 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Cecil
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #181 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 recorded1965–1988
Highest recorded position: #181 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1965–1988).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #2813 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys