Antonio vs Canice
Antonio and Canicecompared 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 2018, Antonio was ranked #416 and Canice #416 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2015, Antonio was ranked #554 and Canice #699 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Antonio and Canice over time
Antonio and Canice appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Antonio held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Canice in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Antonio reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Canice 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
Antonio and Canice changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1967 and 2015, ending at #554 and #699.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Antonio #222 in 1967, Canice #216 in 1969.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 1967–2015
Antonio held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Canice in 1.
Highest recorded here: Antonio #222 in 1967, Canice #216 in 1969.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Antonio #554, Canice #699.
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 | Antonio | Canice |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #416 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Antonio and Canice both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Antonio
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #331 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1962–1968
Highest recorded position: #85 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1964 (recorded 1962–1968).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #488 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Canice
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 recorded1964–2015
Highest recorded position: #216 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #416 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2018.
Northern Ireland · Boys