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Conall vs Cormac

Conall and Cormaccompared 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 2024, Conall was ranked #216 and Cormac #78 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Conall was ranked #97 and Cormac #141 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Conall was ranked #268 and Cormac #330 among boys in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Conall was ranked #1595 and Cormac #1108 among boys in England and Wales.

Conall and Cormac over time

Conall and Cormac appear together in 3 published lists, across 117 years of shared records. Cormac held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Conall 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.

Conall reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Cormac 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2025, Conall moved ahead of Cormac in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #144 and #139 the year before became #97 and #141.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Conall and Cormac changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1966 and 2025, ending at #97 and #141.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Conall and Cormac averaged 43.8 places apart, ending at #216 and #78.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Conall and Cormac were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #97 and #141.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys60 shared years, 19662025

    Conall held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Cormac in 57.

    Highest recorded here: Conall #97 in 2025, Cormac #39 in 2005.

    The order changed in 2025: Conall moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #144 and #139; by 2025 that had become #97 and #141.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Conall #97, Cormac #141.

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Conall held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Cormac in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Conall #689 in 1998, Cormac #417 in 2002.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Conall #1595, Cormac #1108.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 19972024

    Conall held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Cormac in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Conall #77 in 1998, Cormac #37 in 2005.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Conall #216, Cormac #78.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Conall, Cormac
FieldConallCormac
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #97 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #141 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Conall and Cormac both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Conall

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #229 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #77 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #97 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Cormac

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #87 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #37 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #141 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys