Conal vs Evin
Conal and Evincompared 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 2016, Conal was ranked #491 and Evin #713 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Conal was ranked #3523 and Evin #3112 among boys in England and Wales.
Conal and Evin over time
Conal and Evin appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Conal held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Evin 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Conal and Evin changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1973 and 2016, ending at #491 and #713.
- Longest-running competitions
Conal and Evin were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 38 years, from 1973 to 2016, ending at #491 and #713.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Conal #1756 in 2007, Evin #2126 in 2009.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys38 shared years, 1973–2016
Conal held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Evin in 7.
Highest recorded here: Conal #179 in 1991, Evin #215 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Conal #491, Evin #713.
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 2006–2023
Conal held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Evin in 3.
Highest recorded here: Conal #1756 in 2007, Evin #2126 in 2009.
The order changed in 2022: Evin moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #2960 and #3848; by 2022 that had become #4789 and #2529.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Conal #3523, Evin #3112.
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 | Conal | Evin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Conal and Evin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Conal
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #204 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 recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #109 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Evin
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #320 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2016
Highest recorded position: #215 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1973–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls