Flannan vs Steven
Flannan and Stevencompared 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 1981, Flannan was ranked #322 and Steven #79 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Flannan and Steven over time
Flannan and Steven appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Steven held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Flannan 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.
Flannan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Steven 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1966, Steven moved ahead of Flannan in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #214 and #232 the year before became #229 and #185.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 1964–1981
Flannan held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Steven in 11.
Highest recorded here: Flannan #214 in 1964, Steven #79 in 1981.
The order changed in 1966: Steven moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #214 and #232; by 1966 that had become #229 and #185.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Flannan #322, Steven #79.
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 | Flannan | Steven |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #322 (1981) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Flannan and Steven both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Flannan
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 recorded1964–1981
Highest recorded position: #214 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1981).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1981
Most recently recorded at #322 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1981.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Steven
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #363 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2000
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961 (recorded 1952–2000).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys