Coleman vs Kenneth
Coleman and Kennethcompared 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 2014, Coleman was ranked #609 and Kenneth #715 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Coleman and Kenneth over time
Coleman and Kenneth appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Kenneth held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Coleman 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.
Coleman reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kenneth 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
Republic of Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 1964–2014
Coleman held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kenneth in 22.
Highest recorded here: Coleman #164 in 1964, Kenneth #26 in 1972.
The order changed in 2014: Coleman moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #718 and #718; by 2014 that had become #609 and #715.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Coleman #609, Kenneth #715.
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 | Coleman | Kenneth |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | An Anglicized form of both Coinneach and Cináed, of Scottish Gaelic origin. Borne by the Scottish king Kenneth mac Alpin, who united the Scots and Picts in the 9th century. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Scottish Gaelic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈkɛn.əθ/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #609 (2014) | Scotland · Boys #535 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kenneth has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic); Coleman does not have one recorded yet.
- Coleman has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Kenneth.
- A meaning is recorded for Kenneth; Coleman doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Coleman
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #164 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2014
Highest recorded position: #164 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2014).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #609 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2014.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Kenneth
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #303 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2021
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1945–2021).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #968 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys