Aodh vs Conrad
Aodh and Conradcompared 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, Aodh was ranked #328 and Conrad #232 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Aodh was ranked #829 and Conrad #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Aodh and Conrad over time
Aodh and Conrad appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Conrad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aodh 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aodh and Conrad changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #829 and #432.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Aodh #191 in 1964, Conrad #181 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 1964–2025
Aodh held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Conrad in 6.
Highest recorded here: Aodh #191 in 1964, Conrad #181 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aodh #829, Conrad #432.
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 | Aodh | Conrad |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Norway · Boys #241 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aodh has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Conrad.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aodh
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #191 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #191 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Conrad
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #181 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #181 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #241 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys