Althea vs Fiadh
Althea and Fiadhcompared 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 · Girls
In 2024, Althea was ranked #898 and Fiadh #5 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Althea was ranked #1449 and Fiadh #374 among girls in England and Wales.
Althea and Fiadh over time
Althea and Fiadh appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Fiadh held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Althea 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.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Althea #1128 in 2021, Fiadh #355 in 2021.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2013–2024
Althea held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Fiadh in 7.
Highest recorded here: Althea #1128 in 2021, Fiadh #355 in 2021.
The order changed in 2018: Fiadh moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #2090 and #2502; by 2018 that had become #1649 and #1436.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Althea #1449, Fiadh #374.
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 | Althea | Fiadh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Carries dual meanings in Modern Irish: 'wild, wild animal, deer' (from Irish 'fia'), or alternatively 'respect'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish (modern) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈfʲiə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #3 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fiadh has a recorded origin (Irish (modern)); Althea does not have one recorded yet.
- Althea has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Fiadh.
- A meaning is recorded for Fiadh; Althea doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Althea
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2012–2024
Highest recorded position: #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2012–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1449 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Fiadh
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #620 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2002–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls