Aled vs Keir
Aled and Keircompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Aled was ranked #2546 and Keir #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Aled and Keir over time
Aled and Keir appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Aled held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Keir in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aled reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Keir 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
Aled and Keir changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2023, ending at #2546 and #4107.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Aled #312 in 1997, Keir #327 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2023
Aled held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Keir in 7.
Highest recorded here: Aled #312 in 1997, Keir #327 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Aled #2546, Keir #4107.
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 | Aled | Keir |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) | Scotland · Boys #432 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aled has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Keir.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Aled
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #345 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
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #312 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Keir
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #362 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
Highest recorded1996–2023
Highest recorded position: #327 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2023).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys