Cathaoir vs Conlan
Cathaoir and Conlancompared 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, Cathaoir was ranked #339 and Conlan #278 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Cathaoir and Conlan over time
Cathaoir and Conlan appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Cathaoir held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Conlan 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.
Cathaoir reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Conlan 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
Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2014–2024
Cathaoir held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Conlan in 2.
Highest recorded here: Cathaoir #226 in 2019, Conlan #234 in 2022.
The order changed in 2020: Conlan moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #226 and #242; by 2020 that had become #334 and #334.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cathaoir #339, Conlan #278.
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 | Cathaoir | Conlan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #339 (2024) | Scotland · Boys #268 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cathaoir and Conlan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Cathaoir
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #241 among boys in Northern Ireland in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #226 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #339 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Conlan
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2337 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2014–2024
Highest recorded position: #234 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2014–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #278 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Boys