Al vs Tighe
Al and Tighecompared 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 2004, Al was ranked #390 and Tighe #390 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Al was ranked #1406 and Tighe #3684 among boys in England and Wales.
Al and Tighe over time
Al and Tighe appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Al held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tighe 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
Al and Tighe changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1998 and 2025, ending at #1406 and #3684.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Al #1096 in 2000, Tighe #2501 in 2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 1998–2025
Al held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Tighe in 1.
Highest recorded here: Al #1096 in 2000, Tighe #2501 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Al #1406, Tighe #3684.
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 | Al | Tighe |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1406 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3684 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Al has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Tighe.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Al
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 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 recorded2002–2004
Highest recorded position: #305 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2002–2004).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Tighe
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #2901 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2015
Highest recorded position: #390 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 2004–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys