Charles vs Cohan
Charles and Cohancompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Charles was ranked #119 and Cohan #1322 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Charles was ranked #144 and Cohan #202 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Charles and Cohan over time
Charles and Cohan appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Charles held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cohan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Charles reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Cohan 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
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1996–2024
Charles held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Cohan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Charles #41 in 1998, Cohan #993 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Charles #119, Cohan #1322.
Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2010–2024
Charles held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Cohan in 2.
Highest recorded here: Charles #95 in 2010, Cohan #163 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Charles #144, Cohan #202.
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 | Charles | Cohan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #94 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #202 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Charles and Cohan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Charles
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #224 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #94 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Cohan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 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 recorded2010–2024
Highest recorded position: #163 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2010–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1322 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys