Conan vs Harvey
Conan and Harveycompared 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, Conan was ranked #24 and Harvey #154 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Conan was ranked #1025 and Harvey #114 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Conan was ranked #352 and Harvey #152 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Conan was ranked #232 and Harvey #252 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Conan and Harvey over time
Conan and Harvey appear together in 3 published lists, across 81 years of shared records. Harvey held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Conan in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Conan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Harvey 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Conan and Harvey changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #24 and #154.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 26 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Conan and Harvey averaged 55.7 places apart, ending at #24 and #154.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Conan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Harvey in 29.
Highest recorded here: Conan #924 in 1998, Harvey #27 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Conan #1025, Harvey #114.
Northern Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1997–2024
Conan held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Harvey in 9.
Highest recorded here: Conan #24 in 2024, Harvey #76 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Conan #24, Harvey #154.
Republic of Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 2000–2025
Conan held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Harvey in 16.
Highest recorded here: Conan #192 in 2004, Harvey #136 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Conan #232, Harvey #252.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Side by side
| Field | Conan | Harvey |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #28 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Conan has a recorded origin (Irish); Harvey does not have one recorded yet.
- Conan and Harvey both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Conan; Harvey doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Harvey
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #267 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #27 among boys in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #28 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys