Angelo vs Conan
Angelo and Conancompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Angelo was ranked #339 and Conan #24 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Angelo was ranked #577 and Conan #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Angelo was ranked #478 and Conan #352 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Angelo was ranked #563 and Conan #1226 among boys in England and Wales.
Angelo and Conan over time
Angelo and Conan appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Angelo and Conan were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #563 and #1226.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Angelo held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Conan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Angelo #498 in 2017, Conan #924 in 1998.
The order changed in 1999: Angelo moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #924 and #924; by 1999 that had become #948 and #1281.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Angelo #563, Conan #1226.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 1994–2025
Angelo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Conan in 17.
Highest recorded here: Angelo #342 in 1994, Conan #192 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Angelo #577, Conan #232.
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 | Angelo | Conan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Combines the Irish 'cú' (wolf, hound) with a diminutive suffix, giving 'little wolf' or 'little hound'. Borne by several early Irish saints and a companion of Fionn mac Cumhaill in legend. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #563 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Conan has a recorded origin (Irish); Angelo does not have one recorded yet.
- Angelo has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Conan.
- A meaning is recorded for Conan; Angelo doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Angelo
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #250 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #563 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Conan
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #245 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1226 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys