Che vs Fintan
Che and Fintancompared 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, Che was ranked #305 and Fintan #278 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Che was ranked #710 and Fintan #443 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Che was ranked #2443 and Fintan #2671 among boys in England and Wales.
Che and Fintan over time
Che and Fintan appear together in 2 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Fintan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Che 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
Che and Fintan changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2443 and #2671.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 26 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Che and Fintan averaged 56.9 places apart, ending at #305 and #278.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Che #503 in 2001, Fintan #480 in 2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Che held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Fintan in 2.
Highest recorded here: Che #503 in 2001, Fintan #480 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Che #2443, Fintan #2671.
Northern Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1997–2024
Che held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Fintan in 16.
Highest recorded here: Che #167 in 2009, Fintan #123 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Che #305, Fintan #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 | Che | Fintan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #305 (2024) | Northern Ireland · Boys #278 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Che has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Fintan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Che
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #654 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: #167 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Fintan
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #100 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #85 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys