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Daithi vs Gerry

Daithi and Gerrycompared 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 2017, Daithi was ranked #50 and Gerry #363 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Daithi was ranked #509 and Gerry #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Daithi was ranked #3254 and Gerry #3688 among boys in England and Wales.

Daithi and Gerry over time

Daithi and Gerry appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Gerry 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Daithi and Gerry changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1973 and 2025, ending at #509 and #577.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Daithi #3011 in 2018, Gerry #1903 in 2016.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys29 shared years, 19732025

    Daithi held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Gerry in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Daithi #71 in 2017, Gerry #249 in 1987.

    The order changed in 2022: Daithi moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #755 and #755; by 2022 that had become #572 and #657.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Daithi #509, Gerry #577.

  • England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 20092024

    Daithi held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Gerry in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Daithi #3011 in 2018, Gerry #1903 in 2016.

    The order changed in 2024: Daithi moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #3112 and #3112; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #3688.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Daithi #3254, Gerry #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

Side-by-side comparison of Daithi, Gerry
FieldDaithiGerry
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Daithi and Gerry both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Daithi

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1999–2024

    Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1999–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Gerry

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1973

    First recorded at #290 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

  2. Highest recorded1973–2025

    Highest recorded position: #237 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1973–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys