Austin vs Peadar
Austin and Peadarcompared 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, Austin was ranked #93 and Peadar #187 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Austin was ranked #176 and Peadar #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Austin and Peadar over time
Austin and Peadar appear together in 2 published lists, across 81 years of shared records. Austin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Peadar 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 2023, Austin moved ahead of Peadar in Northern Ireland · Boys — #147 and #142 the year before became #153 and #181.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Austin and Peadar changed places 9 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2001 and 2024, ending at #93 and #187.
- Longest-running competitions
Austin and Peadar were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #176 and #232.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Austin #93 in 2024, Peadar #142 in 2022.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys61 shared years, 1965–2025
Austin held the stronger position in 51 of those years, Peadar in 9.
Highest recorded here: Austin #111 in 1965, Peadar #166 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Austin #176, Peadar #232.
Northern Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 2001–2024
Austin held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Peadar in 5.
Highest recorded here: Austin #93 in 2024, Peadar #142 in 2022.
The order changed in 2023: Austin moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #147 and #142; by 2023 that had become #153 and #181.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Austin #93, Peadar #187.
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 | Austin | Peadar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #37 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Austin and Peadar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Austin
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #114 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 recorded2011–2025
Highest recorded position: #37 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2011–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #37 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Peadar
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #167 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #142 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys