Cillian vs Hector

Cillian and Hectorcompared 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.

Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Cillian was ranked #9 and Hector #584 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Cillian was ranked #83 and Hector #246 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cillian was ranked #177 and Hector #308 among boys in England and Wales.

Cillian and Hector over time

Cillian and Hector appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Hector reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Cillian held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Hector in 23.
Highest recorded here: Cillian #177 in 2024, Hector #255 in 2016.
The order changed in 2022: Cillian moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #274 and #257; by 2022 that had become #223 and #301.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cillian #177, Hector #308.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2009–2023
Cillian held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Hector in 0.
Highest recorded here: Cillian #9 in 2021, Hector #495 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Cillian #9, Hector #584.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Cillian

Pairs where Cillian shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Jason vs Cillian
Over 55 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cillian rose about as far as Jason fell — from #53 and #305 in 1970 to #135 and #9 in 2025.
Jason · Cillian · 55 shared years, 1970–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Cillian vs Marcus
Over 55 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cillian rose about as far as Marcus fell — from #305 and #111 in 1970 to #9 and #232 in 2025.
Cillian · Marcus · 55 shared years, 1970–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Cillian vs Nicholas
Over 55 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cillian rose about as far as Nicholas fell — from #305 and #81 in 1970 to #9 and #198 in 2025.
Cillian · Nicholas · 55 shared years, 1970–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Cillian vs Ronan
Over 55 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cillian rose about as far as Ronan fell — from #305 and #54 in 1970 to #9 and #86 in 2025.
Cillian · Ronan · 55 shared years, 1970–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Cillian, Hector
Field	Cillian	Hector
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Probably from Old Irish 'cell' (church) combined with a diminutive suffix.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Irish	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-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE	GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #9 (2025)	Scotland · Boys #246 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	82/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Cillian has a recorded origin (Irish); Hector does not have one recorded yet.
Cillian and Hector both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Cillian; Hector doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Cillian

Popularity journey

First recorded1970
First recorded at #305 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #9 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Hector

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #573 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
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #308 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys