Cianan vs Colin

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.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2013, Cianan was ranked #605 and Colin #199 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2021, Cianan was ranked #326 and Colin #433 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2023, Cianan was ranked #4991 and Colin #1610 among boys in England and Wales.

Cianan and Colin over time

Cianan and Colin appear together in 3 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Colin 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.

Colin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Cianan 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

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

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

  Highest recorded here: Cianan #280 in 1998, Colin #58 in 1992.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2013: Cianan #605, Colin #199.

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

  Cianan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Colin in 10.

  Highest recorded here: Cianan #1761 in 1997, Colin #311 in 1997.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Cianan #4991, Colin #1610.

• Northern Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 1997–2021

  Cianan held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Colin in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Cianan #220 in 1999, Colin #96 in 1997.

  The order changed in 2018: Cianan moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #363 and #363; by 2018 that had become #255 and #416.

  Most recent shared year, 2021: Cianan #326, Colin #433.

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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