Aodan vs Armandas
Aodan and Armandascompared 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 2008, Aodan was ranked #328 and Armandas #328 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Aodan was ranked #710 and Armandas #547 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Aodan and Armandas over time
Aodan and Armandas appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Armandas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aodan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Armandas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aodan 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
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2007–2017
Aodan held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Armandas in 8.
Highest recorded here: Aodan #428 in 2014, Armandas #328 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Aodan #710, Armandas #547.
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 | Aodan | Armandas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #710 (2017) | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aodan has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Armandas.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aodan
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #254 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2017
Highest recorded position: #254 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1973–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #710 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Armandas
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #2578 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2016
Highest recorded position: #328 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 2008–2016).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys