Conleth vs Connor
Conleth and Connorcompared 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 1994, Conleth was ranked #299 and Connor #123 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Conleth was ranked #395 and Connor #249 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Conleth and Connor over time
Conleth and Connor appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Connor held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Conleth in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Conleth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Connor 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Conleth #206 in 2000, Connor #36 in 2001.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 2000–2023
Conleth held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Connor in 19.
Highest recorded here: Conleth #206 in 2000, Connor #36 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Conleth #395, Connor #249.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 1965–1994
Conleth held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Connor in 15.
Highest recorded here: Conleth #169 in 1967, Connor #123 in 1994.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Conleth #299, Connor #123.
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 | Conleth | Connor |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | 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-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #395 (2023) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Conleth and Connor both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Conleth
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #214 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
Highest recorded1964–1994
Highest recorded position: #169 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–1994).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #395 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Connor
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #170 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — 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: #11 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys