Colin vs Eamon
Colin and Eamoncompared 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 2021, Colin was ranked #433 and Eamon #266 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Colin was ranked #348 and Eamon #348 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Colin was ranked #1000 and Eamon #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Colin and Eamon over time
Colin and Eamon appear together in 3 published lists, across 112 years of shared records. Colin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eamon in 1.
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.
Eamon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Colin in 1. 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
Colin and Eamon changed places 9 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1997 and 2021, ending at #433 and #266.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 21 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Colin and Eamon averaged 49.9 places apart, ending at #433 and #266.
- Longest-running competitions
Colin and Eamon were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 62 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #348 and #348.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Colin #311 in 1997, Eamon #654 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys62 shared years, 1964–2025
Colin held the stronger position in 56 of those years, Eamon in 4.
Highest recorded here: Colin #38 in 1985, Eamon #59 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Colin #348, Eamon #348.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Colin held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Eamon in 0.
Highest recorded here: Colin #311 in 1997, Eamon #654 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Colin #1000, Eamon #5119.
Northern Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 1997–2021
Colin held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Eamon in 12.
Highest recorded here: Colin #96 in 1997, Eamon #93 in 1998.
The order changed in 2018: Eamon moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #363 and #415; by 2018 that had become #416 and #416.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Colin #433, Eamon #266.
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 | Colin | Eamon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #119 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #348 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Colin and Eamon both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Colin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #326 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1983
Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1983).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #119 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Eamon
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #62 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #59 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #348 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys