Caomhan vs Pearce
Caomhan and Pearcecompared 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 2012, Caomhan was ranked #346 and Pearce #273 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1994, Caomhan was ranked #342 and Pearce #342 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Caomhan and Pearce over time
Caomhan and Pearce appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Pearce held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Caomhan 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.
Caomhan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Pearce 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Caomhan #192 in 1997, Pearce #190 in 1998.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 1997–2012
Caomhan held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Pearce in 7.
Highest recorded here: Caomhan #192 in 1997, Pearce #190 in 1998.
The order changed in 2008: Pearce moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #222 and #236; by 2008 that had become #249 and #249.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Caomhan #346, Pearce #273.
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 | Caomhan | Pearce |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #414 (2022) | England and Wales · Boys #4810 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Caomhan and Pearce both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Caomhan
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #319 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2022
Highest recorded position: #192 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2022).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #414 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Pearce
Popularity journey
First recorded1972
First recorded at #307 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2012
Highest recorded position: #190 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2012).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #4810 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Boys