Aodhan vs Mairtin
Aodhan and Mairtincompared 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, Aodhan was ranked #85 and Mairtin #414 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2015, Aodhan was ranked #221 and Mairtin #615 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Aodhan and Mairtin over time
Aodhan and Mairtin appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Aodhan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mairtin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mairtin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aodhan 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 · Boys17 shared years, 1981–2015
Aodhan held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Mairtin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aodhan #171 in 2014, Mairtin #229 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Aodhan #221, Mairtin #615.
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 | Aodhan | Mairtin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #414 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aodhan and Mairtin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aodhan
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #333 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #52 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Mairtin
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #250 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2015
Highest recorded position: #229 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1990 (recorded 1965–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #414 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022.
Northern Ireland · Boys