Caoimhin vs Euan
Caoimhin and Euancompared 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 2024, Caoimhin was ranked #118 and Euan #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2010, Caoimhin was ranked #4678 and Euan #228 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Caoimhin was ranked #547 and Euan #495 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Caoimhin and Euan over time
Caoimhin and Euan appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Caoimhin and Euan changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #118 and #404.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Caoimhin #254 in 2005, Euan #153 in 2006.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1997–2024
Caoimhin held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Euan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Caoimhin #103 in 2019, Euan #106 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Caoimhin #118, Euan #404.
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 1999–2017
Caoimhin held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Euan in 17.
Highest recorded here: Caoimhin #254 in 2005, Euan #153 in 2006.
The order changed in 2000: Euan moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #330 and #379; by 2000 that had become #347 and #274.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Caoimhin #547, Euan #495.
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 | Caoimhin | Euan |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Scotland · Boys #148 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Caoimhin has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Euan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Caoimhin
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — 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: #99 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Euan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #272 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #106 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #826 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys