Daithi vs Jonathon

Daithi and Jonathoncompared 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 2005, Daithi was ranked #265 and Jonathon #265 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Daithi was ranked #564 and Jonathon #646 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2020, Daithi was ranked #3334 and Jonathon #3848 among boys in England and Wales.

Daithi and Jonathon over time

Daithi and Jonathon appear together in 2 published lists, across 26 years of shared records. Jonathon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Daithi in 0.

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.

Jonathon 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.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 1974–2019
Daithi held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Jonathon in 8.
Highest recorded here: Daithi #100 in 2011, Jonathon #110 in 1999.
The order changed in 2002: Daithi moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #274 and #196; by 2002 that had become #267 and #313.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Daithi #564, Jonathon #646.
England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 2009–2020
Daithi held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Jonathon in 5.
Highest recorded here: Daithi #3011 in 2018, Jonathon #1265 in 2009.
The order changed in 2020: Daithi moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #4702 and #2104; by 2020 that had become #3334 and #3848.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Daithi #3334, Jonathon #3848.

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 Daithi

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

James vs Daithi
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — James #1 in 2016, Daithi #71 in 2017.
James · Daithi · 35 shared years, 1973–2025 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2017 Republic of Ireland ranking
Adam vs Daithi
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Daithi moved into the top 50 at #17 in 2023 as Adam fell out of it to #60, having been #31 the year before.
Adam · Daithi · 23 shared years, 1999–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2023 Northern Ireland ranking
Matthew vs Daithi
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Daithi moved into the top 50 at #17 in 2023 as Matthew fell out of it to #57, having been #31 the year before.
Matthew · Daithi · 23 shared years, 1999–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2023 Northern Ireland ranking
Michael vs Daithi
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Daithi moved into the top 50 at #19 in 2021 as Michael fell out of it to #55, having been #37 the year before.
Michael · Daithi · 23 shared years, 1999–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2021 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Daithi, Jonathon
Field	Daithi	Jonathon
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	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #3848 (2020)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	76/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Daithi has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jonathon.
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

Jonathon

Popularity journey

First recorded1974
First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1981–1994
Highest recorded position: #74 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1983 (recorded 1981–1994).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #3848 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Boys