Conal vs Macdara
Conal and Macdaracompared 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 2025, Conal was ranked #676 and Macdara #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Conal and Macdara over time
Conal and Macdara appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Conal held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Macdara in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Macdara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Conal 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
Conal and Macdara changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #676 and #432.
- Longest-running competitions
Conal and Macdara were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 32 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #676 and #432.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Conal #170 in 1965, Macdara #204 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys32 shared years, 1964–2025
Conal held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Macdara in 4.
Highest recorded here: Conal #170 in 1965, Macdara #204 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Conal #676, Macdara #432.
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 | Macdara |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Conal has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Macdara.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Macdara
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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #204 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys