Brandon vs Koah
Brandon and Koahcompared 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 2021, Brandon was ranked #266 and Koah #266 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Brandon was ranked #676 and Koah #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Brandon was ranked #664 and Koah #880 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Brandon was ranked #727 and Koah #727 among boys in Scotland.
Brandon and Koah over time
Brandon and Koah appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Brandon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Koah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Brandon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Koah 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
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2014–2024
Brandon held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Koah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Brandon #211 in 2014, Koah #880 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brandon #664, Koah #880.
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 | Brandon | Koah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brandon has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Koah.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Brandon
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #51 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1992–2005
Highest recorded position: #27 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1997 (recorded 1992–2005).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Koah
Popularity journey
First recorded2014
First recorded at #2248 among boys in England and Wales in 2014 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2021–2023
Highest recorded position: #266 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2021–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys