Cain vs Deaglan
Cain and Deaglancompared 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 2005, Cain was ranked #254 and Deaglan #518 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Cain was ranked #404 and Deaglan #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Cain was ranked #1250 and Deaglan #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Cain and Deaglan over time
Cain and Deaglan appear together in 2 published lists, across 23 years of shared records. Cain held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Deaglan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Deaglan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Cain 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
Cain and Deaglan changed places 5 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1998 and 2024, ending at #404 and #404.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Cain #149 in 2003, Deaglan #186 in 2002.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 1998–2024
Cain held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Deaglan in 2.
Highest recorded here: Cain #149 in 2003, Deaglan #186 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cain #404, Deaglan #404.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 1997–2021
Cain held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Deaglan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Cain #184 in 2001, Deaglan #1821 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Cain #1250, Deaglan #4789.
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 | Cain | Deaglan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #404 (2024) |
| 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
- Cain has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Deaglan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Cain
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #288 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #149 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1998–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Deaglan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #369 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1996 — 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: #186 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #404 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Boys