Cianan vs Cillian

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, Cianan was ranked #404 and Cillian #2 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2013, Cianan was ranked #605 and Cillian #23 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2023, Cianan was ranked #4991 and Cillian #204 among boys in England and Wales.

Cianan and Cillian over time

Cianan and Cillian appear together in 3 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Cillian held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Cianan 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.

Cianan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Cillian 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 · Boys14 shared years, 1997–2024

  Cianan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Cillian in 13.

  Highest recorded here: Cianan #220 in 1999, Cillian #2 in 2024.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Cianan #404, Cillian #2.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 1992–2013

  Cianan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Cillian in 11.

  Highest recorded here: Cianan #280 in 1998, Cillian #21 in 2009.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2013: Cianan #605, Cillian #23.

• England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 1997–2023

  Cianan held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Cillian in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Cianan #1761 in 1997, Cillian #204 in 2023.

  The order changed in 2003: Cillian moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #2419 and #2901; by 2003 that had become #2189 and #1962.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Cianan #4991, Cillian #204.

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.

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