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Craig vs Peadar

Craig 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 2015, Craig was ranked #415 and Peadar #259 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2023, Craig was ranked #516 and Peadar #288 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Craig and Peadar over time

Craig and Peadar appear together in 2 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Craig 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Craig and Peadar changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1965 and 2023, ending at #516 and #288.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Craig and Peadar were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 58 years, from 1965 to 2023, ending at #516 and #288.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Craig #68 in 1997, Peadar #168 in 1999.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys58 shared years, 1965–2023

    Craig held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Peadar in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Craig #39 in 1990, Peadar #166 in 1984.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Craig #516, Peadar #288.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 1997–2015

    Craig held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Peadar in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Craig #68 in 1997, Peadar #168 in 1999.

    The order changed in 2008: Peadar moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #199 and #276; by 2008 that had become #378 and #217.

    Most recent shared year, 2015: Craig #415, Peadar #259.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Craig

Pairs where Craig shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Craig, Peadar
FieldCraigPeadar
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningFrom the Scottish surname derived from Gaelic 'creag', meaning 'crag, rocks, outcrop' — originally denoting someone who lived near a crag.Not yet recorded
OriginScottish Gaelic (surname origin)Not yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈkɹeɪɡ/Not yet recorded
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationScotland · Boys #478 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Craig has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic (surname origin)); Peadar does not have one recorded yet.
  • Craig has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Peadar.
  • A meaning is recorded for Craig; Peadar doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Craig

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1953

    First recorded at #79 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1954–1992

    Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in New Zealand, in 1971 (recorded 1954–1992).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Peadar

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #142 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys