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Conall vs Grant

Conall and Grantcompared 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 2006, Conall was ranked #95 and Grant #341 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2009, Conall was ranked #185 and Grant #701 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Conall was ranked #268 and Grant #535 among boys in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Conall was ranked #1595 and Grant #4270 among boys in England and Wales.

Conall and Grant over time

Conall and Grant appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Grant reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Conall 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

    Conall and Grant changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1595 and #4270.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Conall #689 in 1998, Grant #128 in 1996.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Conall held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Grant in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Conall #689 in 1998, Grant #128 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2020: Conall moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #1869 and #1869; by 2020 that had become #1379 and #3334.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Conall #1595, Grant #4270.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 19912009

    Conall held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Grant in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Conall #145 in 1998, Grant #234 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2009: Conall #185, Grant #701.

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, Grant
FieldConallGrant
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
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #97 (2025)Scotland · Boys #535 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Conall has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Grant.
  • 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

Grant

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1953

    First recorded at #93 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1954–1987

    Highest recorded position: #13 among boys in New Zealand, in 1964 (recorded 1954–1987).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys