Blake vs Tadgh
Blake and Tadghcompared 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 2025, Blake was ranked #156 and Tadgh #130 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Blake was ranked #144 and Tadgh #4275 among boys in England and Wales.
Blake and Tadgh over time
Blake and Tadgh appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Tadgh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Blake 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 2024, Tadgh moved ahead of Blake in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #113 and #133 the year before became #119 and #111.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Blake and Tadgh changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1983 and 2025, ending at #156 and #130.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 37 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Blake and Tadgh averaged 55.0 places apart, ending at #156 and #130.
- Longest-running competitions
Blake and Tadgh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 37 years, from 1983 to 2025, ending at #156 and #130.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Blake #94 in 2022, Tadgh #90 in 2022.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys37 shared years, 1983–2025
Blake held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Tadgh in 25.
Highest recorded here: Blake #94 in 2022, Tadgh #90 in 2022.
The order changed in 2024: Tadgh moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #113 and #133; by 2024 that had become #119 and #111.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Blake #156, Tadgh #130.
England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 1996–2025
Blake held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Tadgh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Blake #57 in 2014, Tadgh #2074 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Blake #144, Tadgh #4275.
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 | Blake | Tadgh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #144 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #130 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 86/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Blake has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Tadgh.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Blake
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #82 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1993–2023
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in New Zealand, in 2012 (recorded 1993–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #596 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Tadgh
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #291 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #90 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1969–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys