Antony vs Nedas
Antony and Nedascompared 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 2008, Antony was ranked #529 and Nedas #698 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Antony was ranked #1011 and Nedas #3449 among boys in England and Wales.
Antony and Nedas over time
Antony and Nedas appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Antony held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nedas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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 England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Antony #342 in 2006, Nedas #1280 in 2006.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 2005–2022
Antony held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Nedas in 0.
Highest recorded here: Antony #342 in 2006, Nedas #1280 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Antony #1011, Nedas #3449.
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 | Antony | Nedas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #968 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #3449 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Antony has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Nedas.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Antony
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #74 among boys in New Zealand in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1960–1975
Highest recorded position: #56 among boys in New Zealand, in 1964 (recorded 1960–1975).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #968 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Nedas
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #2418 among boys in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2016
Highest recorded position: #403 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 2005–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3449 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys