Cillian vs Waleed
Cillian and Waleedcompared 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 2025, Cillian was ranked #217 and Waleed #1153 among boys in England and Wales.
Cillian and Waleed over time
Cillian and Waleed appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Cillian held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Waleed 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.
Waleed reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Cillian and Waleed were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #217 and #1153.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Cillian held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Waleed in 12.
Highest recorded here: Cillian #177 in 2024, Waleed #661 in 1997.
The order changed in 2009: Cillian moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #987 and #850; by 2009 that had become #760 and #1265.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cillian #217, Waleed #1153.
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 | Cillian | Waleed |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #9 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1153 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cillian has a recorded origin (Irish); Waleed does not have one recorded yet.
- Cillian and Waleed both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Cillian; Waleed doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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 #217 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Waleed
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #898 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #661 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1153 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys