Brodie vs Cathair
Brodie and Cathaircompared 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, Brodie was ranked #84 and Cathair #239 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Brodie and Cathair over time
Brodie and Cathair appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Brodie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cathair 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.
Cathair reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Brodie 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 2016, Brodie moved ahead of Cathair in Northern Ireland · Boys — #314 and #222 the year before became #190 and #320.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Brodie and Cathair changed places 7 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2003 and 2024, ending at #84 and #239.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 2003–2024
Brodie held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Cathair in 5.
Highest recorded here: Brodie #63 in 2023, Cathair #164 in 2004.
The order changed in 2016: Brodie moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #314 and #222; by 2016 that had become #190 and #320.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brodie #84, Cathair #239.
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 | Brodie | Cathair |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #158 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #239 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brodie and Cathair both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Brodie
Popularity journey
First recorded1994
First recorded at #79 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded2024–2024
Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in Scotland, in 2024 (recorded 2024–2024).
Scotland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Cathair
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #207 among boys in Northern Ireland in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #164 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1998–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #239 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Boys