Cuan vs David
Cuan and Davidcompared 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 2025, Cuan was ranked #252 and David #45 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cuan was ranked #3688 and David #64 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Cuan was ranked #102 and David #104 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Cuan and David over time
Cuan and David appear together in 3 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. David held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Cuan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
David reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Cuan 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 England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Cuan #2425 in 1999, David #42 in 1999.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys29 shared years, 1982–2025
Cuan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, David in 29.
Highest recorded here: Cuan #184 in 2022, David #1 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cuan #252, David #45.
Northern Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2004–2024
Cuan held the stronger position in 1 of those years, David in 14.
Highest recorded here: Cuan #102 in 2024, David #19 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cuan #102, David #104.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 1999–2024
Cuan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, David in 10.
Highest recorded here: Cuan #2425 in 1999, David #42 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cuan #3688, David #64.
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 | Cuan | David |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'beloved', with a possible secondary sense of 'uncle' for the root. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈdeɪvɪd/ |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #252 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #45 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- David has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Cuan does not have one recorded yet.
- Cuan has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for David.
- A meaning is recorded for David; Cuan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Cuan
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #330 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #102 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2004–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #252 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
David
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #167 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2018
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961 (recorded 1952–2018).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #88 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys