Caodhan vs Steven
Caodhan and Stevencompared 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 2022, Caodhan was ranked #285 and Steven #414 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Caodhan and Steven over time
Caodhan and Steven appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Caodhan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Steven in 0.
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.
Steven reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Caodhan 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
Caodhan and Steven changed places 5 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2007 and 2022, ending at #285 and #414.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2007–2022
Caodhan held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Steven in 6.
Highest recorded here: Caodhan #214 in 2017, Steven #143 in 2007.
The order changed in 2022: Caodhan moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #326 and #295; by 2022 that had become #285 and #414.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Caodhan #285, Steven #414.
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 | Caodhan | Steven |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #272 (2023) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Caodhan and Steven both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Caodhan
Popularity journey
First recorded2007
First recorded at #276 among boys in Northern Ireland in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2007–2023
Highest recorded position: #214 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2007–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #272 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Steven
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #363 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2000
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961 (recorded 1952–2000).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys