Cosmo vs Ivor
Cosmo and Ivorcompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cosmo was ranked #747 and Ivor #524 among boys in England and Wales.
Cosmo and Ivor over time
Cosmo and Ivor appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Cosmo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ivor 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.
Cosmo reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ivor 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
Cosmo and Ivor changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #747 and #524.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Cosmo #651 in 2023, Ivor #524 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Cosmo held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Ivor in 13.
Highest recorded here: Cosmo #651 in 2023, Ivor #524 in 2024.
The order changed in 2024: Ivor moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #651 and #665; by 2024 that had become #747 and #524.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cosmo #747, Ivor #524.
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 | Cosmo | Ivor |
|---|---|---|
| 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-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #524 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cosmo and Ivor both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cosmo
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #651 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #747 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Ivor
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 recorded1964–1993
Highest recorded position: #146 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–1993).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #524 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys