Conleth vs Gearoid
Conleth and Gearoidcompared 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 Gearoid #115 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Conleth was ranked #395 and Gearoid #395 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Conleth and Gearoid over time
Conleth and Gearoid appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Gearoid held the stronger position in more years in 1 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 1 of those lists, and Gearoid 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
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 1964–1994
Conleth held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Gearoid in 17.
Highest recorded here: Conleth #169 in 1967, Gearoid #115 in 1994.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Conleth #299, Gearoid #115.
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 | Gearoid |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #395 (2023) | Northern Ireland · Boys #395 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Conleth and Gearoid 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
Gearoid
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #164 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 recorded1964–2020
Highest recorded position: #100 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1988 (recorded 1964–2020).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #395 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023.
Northern Ireland · Boys