Borys vs Cuan
Borys and Cuancompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Borys was ranked #631 and Cuan #210 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Borys was ranked #4107 and Cuan #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Borys and Cuan over time
Borys and Cuan appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Cuan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Borys in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Borys reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cuan 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
Borys and Cuan changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2008 and 2021, ending at #631 and #210.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2008–2021
Borys held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Cuan in 10.
Highest recorded here: Borys #302 in 2011, Cuan #188 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Borys #631, Cuan #210.
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 | Borys | Cuan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #252 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Borys has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Cuan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Borys
Popularity journey
First recorded2006
First recorded at #2870 among boys in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2021
Highest recorded position: #302 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 2008–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Cuan
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #330 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #102 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2004–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #252 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys