Dan vs Deaglan
Dan and Deaglancompared 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 2005, Dan was ranked #205 and Deaglan #518 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Dan was ranked #278 and Deaglan #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Dan was ranked #1782 and Deaglan #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Dan and Deaglan over time
Dan and Deaglan appear together in 2 published lists, across 17 years of shared records. Dan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Deaglan 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.
Dan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Deaglan 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
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 1997–2021
Dan held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Deaglan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Dan #476 in 1997, Deaglan #1821 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Dan #1782, Deaglan #4789.
Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2002–2024
Dan held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Deaglan in 4.
Highest recorded here: Dan #204 in 2002, Deaglan #186 in 2002.
The order changed in 2018: Dan moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #398 and #343; by 2018 that had become #319 and #416.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dan #278, Deaglan #404.
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 | Dan | Deaglan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #404 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dan has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Deaglan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Dan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #326 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #75 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #456 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Deaglan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #369 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #186 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #404 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Boys