Colman vs Donnchadh
Colman and Donnchadhcompared 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 2023, Colman was ranked #770 and Donnchadh #584 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Colman and Donnchadh over time
Colman and Donnchadh appear together in 1 published list, across 40 years of shared records. Donnchadh held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Colman 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.
Colman reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Donnchadh 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
Colman and Donnchadh changed places 11 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1969 and 2023, ending at #770 and #584.
- Longest-running competitions
Colman and Donnchadh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 40 years, from 1969 to 2023, ending at #770 and #584.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys40 shared years, 1969–2023
Colman held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Donnchadh in 21.
Highest recorded here: Colman #143 in 1972, Donnchadh #212 in 1978.
The order changed in 1998: Donnchadh moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #276 and #295; by 1998 that had become #369 and #324.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Colman #770, Donnchadh #584.
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 | Colman | Donnchadh |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #770 (2023) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #348 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Colman and Donnchadh both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Colman
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #125 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 recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #125 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Donnchadh
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #270 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 recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #212 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1978 (recorded 1969–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #348 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys