Cohen vs Peadar
Cohen and Peadarcompared 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, Cohen was ranked #164 and Peadar #187 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Cohen was ranked #509 and Peadar #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Cohen and Peadar over time
Cohen and Peadar appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2023, Cohen moved ahead of Peadar in Northern Ireland · Boys — #142 and #142 the year before became #145 and #181.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cohen and Peadar changed places 5 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2005 and 2024, ending at #164 and #187.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 2005–2024
Cohen held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Peadar in 4.
Highest recorded here: Cohen #96 in 2018, Peadar #142 in 2022.
The order changed in 2023: Cohen moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #142 and #142; by 2023 that had become #145 and #181.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cohen #164, Peadar #187.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2007–2025
Cohen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Peadar in 10.
Highest recorded here: Cohen #509 in 2025, Peadar #232 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cohen #509, Peadar #232.
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 | Cohen | Peadar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #404 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cohen and Peadar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Cohen
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 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 recorded2005–2024
Highest recorded position: #96 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 2005–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #404 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Peadar
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #167 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — 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: #142 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys