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Aran vs Conall

Aran and Conallcompared 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 2002, Aran was ranked #243 and Conall #96 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Aran was ranked #329 and Conall #97 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Aran was ranked #727 and Conall #268 among boys in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Aran was ranked #1025 and Conall #1595 among boys in England and Wales.

Aran and Conall over time

Aran and Conall appear together in 2 published lists, across 72 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Aran reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Conall 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2003, Conall moved ahead of Aran in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #174 and #185 the year before became #214 and #138.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Aran and Conall were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 43 years, from 1974 to 2025, ending at #329 and #97.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Aran #414 in 1996, Conall #689 in 1998.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys43 shared years, 19742025

    Aran held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Conall in 39.

    Highest recorded here: Aran #149 in 1999, Conall #97 in 2025.

    The order changed in 2003: Conall moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #174 and #185; by 2003 that had become #214 and #138.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aran #329, Conall #97.

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Aran held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Conall in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Aran #414 in 1996, Conall #689 in 1998.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aran #1025, Conall #1595.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Aran, Conall
FieldAranConall
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #97 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Aran and Conall both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Aran

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1974

    First recorded at #240 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1974–2025

    Highest recorded position: #149 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1974–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Conall

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #229 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #77 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #97 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys