Aran vs Zachary
Aran and Zacharycompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aran was ranked #1025 and Zachary #69 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Aran was ranked #727 and Zachary #125 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2002, Aran was ranked #243 and Zachary #186 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Aran was ranked #329 and Zachary #211 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Aran and Zachary over time
Aran and Zachary appear together in 2 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. Zachary held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Aran in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aran reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Zachary 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aran and Zachary changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1979 and 2025, ending at #329 and #211.
- Longest-running competitions
Aran and Zachary were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 39 years, from 1979 to 2025, ending at #329 and #211.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Aran #149 in 1999, Zachary #156 in 1999.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys39 shared years, 1979–2025
Aran held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Zachary in 29.
Highest recorded here: Aran #149 in 1999, Zachary #156 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aran #329, Zachary #211.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aran held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Zachary in 29.
Highest recorded here: Aran #414 in 1996, Zachary #39 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aran #1025, Zachary #69.
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 | Aran | Zachary |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #211 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aran has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Zachary.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Aran
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1974–2025
Highest recorded position: #149 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1974–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Zachary
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #288 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1988–2023
Highest recorded position: #29 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1998 (recorded 1988–2023).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #211 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys