Alex vs Cohen

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, Alex was ranked #37 and Cohen #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• New Zealand · Boys

  In 2014, Alex was ranked #76 and Cohen #97 among boys in New Zealand.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2024, Alex was ranked #108 and Cohen #164 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Alex was ranked #135 and Cohen #290 among boys in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Alex was ranked #171 and Cohen #418 among boys in England and Wales.

Alex and Cohen over time

Alex and Cohen appear together in 3 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Alex held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Cohen in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Alex reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Cohen 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 · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Alex held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Cohen in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #42 in 2002, Cohen #295 in 2016.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alex #171, Cohen #418.

• Northern Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 2005–2024

  Alex held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Cohen in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #31 in 2009, Cohen #96 in 2018.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alex #108, Cohen #164.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2007–2025

  Alex held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Cohen in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #12 in 2014, Cohen #509 in 2025.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alex #37, Cohen #509.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here