Angus vs Cecil
Angus and Cecilcompared 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 1982, Angus was ranked #330 and Cecil #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Angus was ranked #296 and Cecil #2813 among boys in England and Wales.
Angus and Cecil over time
Angus and Cecil appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Angus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cecil 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 — Angus #194 in 1965, Cecil #181 in 1965.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1996–2023
Angus held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Cecil in 0.
Highest recorded here: Angus #144 in 1996, Cecil #1889 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Angus #296, Cecil #2813.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 1965–1982
Angus held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Cecil in 7.
Highest recorded here: Angus #194 in 1965, Cecil #181 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1982: Angus #330, Cecil #286.
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 | Angus | Cecil |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #75 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2813 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Angus and Cecil both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Angus
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1990–2025
Highest recorded position: #35 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2008 (recorded 1990–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #75 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Cecil
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #181 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 recorded1965–1988
Highest recorded position: #181 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1965–1988).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #2813 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys