Daithi vs Jonah
Daithi and Jonahcompared 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, Daithi was ranked #17 and Jonah #48 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Daithi was ranked #3254 and Jonah #145 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Daithi was ranked #509 and Jonah #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Daithi and Jonah over time
Daithi and Jonah appear together in 3 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Daithi held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jonah in 1.
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.
Daithi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Jonah in 1. 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, Daithi moved ahead of Jonah in Northern Ireland · Boys — #34 and #31 the year before became #17 and #44.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Daithi and Jonah changed places 7 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1999 and 2024, ending at #17 and #48.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 22 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Daithi and Jonah averaged 22.7 places apart, ending at #17 and #48.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Daithi #17 in 2023, Jonah #23 in 2021.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2025
Daithi held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Jonah in 8.
Highest recorded here: Daithi #71 in 2017, Jonah #135 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daithi #509, Jonah #223.
Northern Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 1999–2024
Daithi held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Jonah in 7.
Highest recorded here: Daithi #17 in 2023, Jonah #23 in 2021.
The order changed in 2023: Daithi moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #34 and #31; by 2023 that had become #17 and #44.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daithi #17, Jonah #48.
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 2009–2024
Daithi held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jonah in 12.
Highest recorded here: Daithi #3011 in 2018, Jonah #133 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daithi #3254, Jonah #145.
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 | Daithi | Jonah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daithi and Jonah both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
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
Jonah
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — 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: #23 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #253 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys