Cohan vs Harald
Cohan and Haraldcompared 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 2024, Cohan was ranked #1322 and Harald #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Cohan and Harald over time
Cohan and Harald appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Cohan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Harald 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.
Harald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cohan 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 · Boys8 shared years, 1997–2024
Cohan held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Harald in 0.
Highest recorded here: Cohan #1290 in 2021, Harald #2859 in 1997.
The order changed in 2006: Cohan moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #2901 and #2901; by 2006 that had become #1545 and #4052.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cohan #1322, Harald #3254.
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 | Cohan | Harald |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #202 (2024) | Norway · Boys #109 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cohan and Harald both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Cohan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 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 recorded2010–2024
Highest recorded position: #163 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2010–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1322 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Harald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #8 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #109 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys