Conan vs Lester
Conan and Lestercompared 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 1979, Conan was ranked #292 and Lester #292 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Conan was ranked #1143 and Lester #3449 among boys in England and Wales.
Conan and Lester over time
Conan and Lester appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Conan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lester in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Conan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lester 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
Conan and Lester changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2022, ending at #1143 and #3449.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1996–2022
Conan held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Lester in 3.
Highest recorded here: Conan #924 in 1998, Lester #1410 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Conan #1143, Lester #3449.
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 | Conan | Lester |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3449 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Conan has a recorded origin (Irish); Lester does not have one recorded yet.
- Conan and Lester both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Conan; Lester 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
Lester
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 recorded1967–1979
Highest recorded position: #245 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1967–1979).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3449 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys