Enda vs Roan
Enda and Roancompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Enda was ranked #202 and Roan #305 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Enda was ranked #577 and Roan #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Enda was ranked #5119 and Roan #1000 among boys in England and Wales.
Enda and Roan over time
Enda and Roan appear together in 3 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Roan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Enda in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Enda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Roan 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
Enda and Roan changed places 6 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2002 and 2024, ending at #202 and #305.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 2000–2025
Enda held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Roan in 13.
Highest recorded here: Enda #131 in 2001, Roan #180 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Enda #577, Roan #676.
Northern Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 2002–2024
Enda held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Roan in 3.
Highest recorded here: Enda #151 in 2002, Roan #231 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Enda #202, Roan #305.
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 1997–2024
Enda held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Roan in 11.
Highest recorded here: Enda #2337 in 1997, Roan #690 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Enda #5119, Roan #1000.
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 | Enda | Roan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Enda has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Roan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Enda
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #75 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #60 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Roan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 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 recorded2000–2025
Highest recorded position: #180 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 2000–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys