Antoni vs Caodhan
Antoni and Caodhancompared 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 2022, Antoni was ranked #414 and Caodhan #285 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Antoni and Caodhan over time
Antoni and Caodhan appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Caodhan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Antoni in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Caodhan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Antoni 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Antoni and Caodhan changed places 8 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2007 and 2022, ending at #414 and #285.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Antoni #197 in 2019, Caodhan #214 in 2017.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2007–2022
Antoni held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Caodhan in 8.
Highest recorded here: Antoni #197 in 2019, Caodhan #214 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Antoni #414, Caodhan #285.
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 | Antoni | Caodhan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-NIR |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #336 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #272 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Antoni has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Caodhan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Antoni
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #352 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2006–2025
Highest recorded position: #103 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 2006–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #336 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Caodhan
Popularity journey
First recorded2007
First recorded at #276 among boys in Northern Ireland in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2007–2023
Highest recorded position: #214 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2007–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #272 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023.
Northern Ireland · Boys