Cohan vs Ruan
Cohan and Ruancompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Cohan was ranked #202 and Ruan #216 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cohan was ranked #1322 and Ruan #1758 among boys in England and Wales.
Cohan and Ruan over time
Cohan and Ruan appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Ruan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cohan 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.
Ruan 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cohan and Ruan changed places 13 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #1322 and #1758.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1997–2024
Cohan held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Ruan in 12.
Highest recorded here: Cohan #993 in 2020, Ruan #1087 in 2011.
The order changed in 2024: Cohan moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2325 and #1906; by 2024 that had become #1322 and #1758.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cohan #1322, Ruan #1758.
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 | Ruan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #202 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cohan has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ruan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
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
Ruan
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2337 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2012–2024
Highest recorded position: #200 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2012–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys