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Andrea vs Ciaron

Andrea and Ciaroncompared 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 2011, Andrea was ranked #2039 and Ciaron #4647 among boys in England and Wales.

Andrea and Ciaron over time

Andrea and Ciaron appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Andrea held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ciaron in 0.

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

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

    Andrea and Ciaron changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2011, ending at #2039 and #4647.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Andrea #1167 in 2000, Ciaron #918 in 2000.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 19962011

    Andrea held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Ciaron in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Andrea #1167 in 2000, Ciaron #918 in 2000.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2011: Andrea #2039, Ciaron #4647.

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 Andrea

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Andrea, Ciaron
FieldAndreaCiaron
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalemale
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, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #98 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #4647 (2011)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Andrea and Ciaron both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Andrea

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #401 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1952–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #98 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Ciaron

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #250 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

  2. Highest recorded2001–2004

    Highest recorded position: #235 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 2001–2004).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2011

    Most recently recorded at #4647 among boys in England and Wales, in 2011.

    England and Wales · Boys