Daire vs Daithi
Daire and Daithicompared 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, Daire was ranked #48 and Daithi #17 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Daire was ranked #244 and Daithi #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Daire was ranked #4991 and Daithi #3112 among boys in England and Wales.
Daire and Daithi over time
Daire and Daithi appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 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.
Daire reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Daithi 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 took the other's place near the top
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Daithi moved into the top 50 at #41 in 2019 as Daire fell out of it to #63, having been #40 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2019, Daithi moved ahead of Daire in Northern Ireland · Boys — #40 and #44 the year before became #63 and #41.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Daire and Daithi changed places 7 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1999 and 2024, ending at #48 and #17.
- Longest-running competitions
Daire and Daithi were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 35 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #244 and #509.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys35 shared years, 1973–2025
Daire held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Daithi in 7.
Highest recorded here: Daire #88 in 1997, Daithi #71 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daire #244, Daithi #509.
Northern Ireland · Boys23 shared years, 1999–2024
Daire held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Daithi in 12.
Highest recorded here: Daire #40 in 2018, Daithi #17 in 2023.
The order changed in 2019: Daithi moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #40 and #44; by 2019 that had become #63 and #41.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daire #48, Daithi #17.
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 | Daire | Daithi |
|---|---|---|
| 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-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #244 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daire and Daithi both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Daire
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #191 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: #40 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Daithi
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #320 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys