Cody vs Tadgh
Cody 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, Cody was ranked #90 and Tadgh #130 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cody was ranked #107 and Tadgh #3688 among boys in England and Wales.
Cody and Tadgh over time
Cody and Tadgh appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 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 2 of those lists, and Cody 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 2023, Cody moved ahead of Tadgh in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #97 and #90 the year before became #102 and #133.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cody and Tadgh changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1991 and 2025, ending at #90 and #130.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 35 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cody and Tadgh averaged 36.5 places apart, ending at #90 and #130.
- Mirrored each other
Over 22 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Cody rose about as far as Tadgh fell — from #464 and #2357 in 1996 to #107 and #3688 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Cody and Tadgh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, ending at #90 and #130.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Cody #88 in 2024, Tadgh #90 in 2022.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys35 shared years, 1991–2025
Cody held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Tadgh in 21.
Highest recorded here: Cody #88 in 2024, Tadgh #90 in 2022.
The order changed in 2023: Cody moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #97 and #90; by 2023 that had become #102 and #133.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cody #90, Tadgh #130.
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 1996–2024
Cody held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Tadgh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Cody #103 in 2023, Tadgh #2074 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cody #107, Tadgh #3688.
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 | Cody | 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 | Republic of Ireland · Boys #90 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #130 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 86/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cody has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Tadgh.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cody
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #84 among boys in New Zealand in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1986–2011
Highest recorded position: #37 among boys in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 1986–2011).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #90 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
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 #130 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys