Dafydd vs Kaydan
Dafydd and Kaydancompared 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, Dafydd was ranked #2671 and Kaydan #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Dafydd and Kaydan over time
Dafydd and Kaydan appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Dafydd held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kaydan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Dafydd reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kaydan 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
Dafydd and Kaydan changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2001 and 2024, ending at #2671 and #3254.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 2001–2024
Dafydd held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Kaydan in 1.
Highest recorded here: Dafydd #264 in 2001, Kaydan #996 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dafydd #2671, Kaydan #3254.
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 | Dafydd | Kaydan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2671 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dafydd and Kaydan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Dafydd
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #296 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: #261 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Kaydan
Popularity journey
First recorded2001
First recorded at #3134 among boys in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2001–2024
Highest recorded position: #996 among boys in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 2001–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys