Anton vs Shayan
Anton and Shayancompared 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 2024, Anton was ranked #857 and Shayan #737 among boys in England and Wales.
Anton and Shayan over time
Anton and Shayan appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Anton held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Shayan in 0.
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.
Anton reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Shayan 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Anton held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Shayan in 12.
Highest recorded here: Anton #298 in 2002, Shayan #458 in 2010.
The order changed in 2014: Shayan moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #532 and #560; by 2014 that had become #632 and #624.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anton #857, Shayan #737.
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 | Anton | Shayan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #92 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anton has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Shayan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Anton
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #164 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: #77 among boys in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #92 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Shayan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #458 among boys in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys