Andreas vs Kiaran
Andreas and Kiarancompared 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 1972, Andreas was ranked #279 and Kiaran #279 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2013, Andreas was ranked #655 and Kiaran #4685 among boys in England and Wales.
Andreas and Kiaran over time
Andreas and Kiaran appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Andreas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kiaran in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Andreas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kiaran 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Andreas #358 in 1996, Kiaran #1345 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 1996–2013
Andreas held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Kiaran in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #358 in 1996, Kiaran #1345 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Andreas #655, Kiaran #4685.
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 | Andreas | Kiaran |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #96 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4685 (2013) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andreas and Kiaran both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Andreas
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #140 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #96 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Kiaran
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #305 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1970–1972
Highest recorded position: #279 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1972 (recorded 1970–1972).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #4685 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013.
England and Wales · Boys