Cahir vs Cormac
Cahir and Cormaccompared 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, Cahir was ranked #136 and Cormac #78 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Cahir was ranked #655 and Cormac #139 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Cahir and Cormac over time
Cahir and Cormac appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Cormac held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cahir in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Cahir held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Cormac in 27.
Highest recorded here: Cahir #105 in 2021, Cormac #37 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cahir #136, Cormac #78.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 1985–2024
Cahir held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Cormac in 12.
Highest recorded here: Cahir #304 in 1985, Cormac #42 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cahir #655, Cormac #139.
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 | Cahir | Cormac |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #136 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #141 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cahir and Cormac both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Cahir
Popularity journey
First recorded1985
First recorded at #304 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1985 — 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: #105 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #136 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Cormac
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #87 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 recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #37 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #141 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys