Ivor vs Ultan
Ivor and Ultancompared 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 1993, Ivor was ranked #302 and Ultan #213 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Ivor was ranked #751 and Ultan #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Ivor and Ultan over time
Ivor and Ultan appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Ultan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ivor in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Ivor and Ultan changed places 14 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 1993, ending at #302 and #213.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 26 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Ivor and Ultan averaged 44.5 places apart, ending at #302 and #213.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Ivor #146 in 1969, Ultan #146 in 1969.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1964–1993
Ivor held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Ultan in 14.
Highest recorded here: Ivor #146 in 1969, Ultan #146 in 1969.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Ivor #302, Ultan #213.
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 | Ivor | Ultan |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #524 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ivor and Ultan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ivor
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 recorded1964–1993
Highest recorded position: #146 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–1993).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #524 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Ultan
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #181 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: #146 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys