Andrew vs Cillin
Andrew and Cillincompared 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 2014, Andrew was ranked #61 and Cillin #715 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Andrew was ranked #114 and Cillin #415 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Andrew and Cillin over time
Andrew and Cillin appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Andrew held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cillin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Andrew reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cillin 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 Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Andrew #16 in 1992, Cillin #235 in 1993.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 1987–2014
Andrew held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Cillin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andrew #16 in 1992, Cillin #235 in 1993.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Andrew #61, Cillin #715.
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 | Andrew | Cillin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | The English form of Greek Andreas, from 'andreios' ('manly, masculine'), itself from 'aner' ('man'). The apostle Andrew was the first disciple to join Jesus and is patron saint of Scotland. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek, biblical | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæn.dɹuː/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #106 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #415 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andrew has a recorded origin (Greek, biblical); Cillin does not have one recorded yet.
- Andrew and Cillin both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Andrew; Cillin doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Andrew
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #344 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2013
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–2013).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #106 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Cillin
Popularity journey
First recorded1987
First recorded at #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1987–2014
Highest recorded position: #235 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1993 (recorded 1987–2014).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #715 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2014.
Republic of Ireland · Boys