Coleman vs Pio
Coleman and Piocompared 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 1979, Coleman was ranked #228 and Pio #292 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Coleman and Pio over time
Coleman and Pio appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Coleman held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Pio 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.
Pio reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Coleman 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 · Boys8 shared years, 1969–1979
Coleman held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Pio in 1.
Highest recorded here: Coleman #208 in 1974, Pio #230 in 1969.
The order changed in 1979: Coleman moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #283 and #283; by 1979 that had become #228 and #292.
Most recent shared year, 1979: Coleman #228, Pio #292.
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 | Pio |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #609 (2014) | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Coleman has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Pio.
- 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
Pio
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #230 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2022
Highest recorded position: #230 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1969–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys