Conan vs Emre

Conan and Emrecompared 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 2020, Conan was ranked #226 and Emre #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Conan was ranked #1025 and Emre #1132 among boys in England and Wales.

Conan and Emre over time

Conan and Emre appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Emre held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Conan 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.

Conan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emre 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Conan held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Emre in 25.
Highest recorded here: Conan #924 in 1998, Emre #445 in 2005.
The order changed in 2022: Conan moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1023 and #907; by 2022 that had become #1143 and #1534.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Conan #1025, Emre #1132.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Conan

Pairs where Conan shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Henry vs Conan
Henry and Conan changed places 15 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #45 and #24.
Henry · Conan · 28 shared years, 1997–2024 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking
Conor vs Conan
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Conan moved into the top 50 at #24 in 2024 as Conor fell out of it to #51, having been #38 the year before.
Conor · Conan · 28 shared years, 1997–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking
Darragh vs Conan
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Conan moved into the top 50 at #24 in 2024 as Darragh fell out of it to #51, having been #36 the year before.
Darragh · Conan · 28 shared years, 1997–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking
Ethan vs Conan
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Conan moved into the top 50 at #24 in 2024 as Ethan fell out of it to #57, having been #19 the year before.
Ethan · Conan · 28 shared years, 1997–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Conan, Emre
Field	Conan	Emre
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Combines the Irish 'cú' (wolf, hound) with a diminutive suffix, giving 'little wolf' or 'little hound'. Borne by several early Irish saints and a companion of Fionn mac Cumhaill in legend.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Irish	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, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025)	Norway · Boys #373 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Conan has a recorded origin (Irish); Emre does not have one recorded yet.
Conan and Emre both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Conan; Emre doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Conan

Popularity journey

First recorded1967
First recorded at #245 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — 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: #24 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Emre

Popularity journey

First recorded1988
First recorded at #628 among boys in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1988–2025
Highest recorded position: #209 among boys in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1988–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #373 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys