Daithi vs Kane

Daithi and Kanecompared 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 2023, Daithi was ranked #17 and Kane #395 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Daithi was ranked #509 and Kane #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Daithi was ranked #3254 and Kane #691 among boys in England and Wales.

Daithi and Kane over time

Daithi and Kane appear together in 3 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Daithi held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kane 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.

Kane reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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 Kane changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1988 and 2025, ending at #509 and #468.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1988–2025
Daithi held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Kane in 11.
Highest recorded here: Daithi #71 in 2017, Kane #216 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daithi #509, Kane #468.
Northern Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 1999–2023
Daithi held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Kane in 3.
Highest recorded here: Daithi #17 in 2023, Kane #168 in 1999.
The order changed in 2006: Daithi moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #265 and #265; by 2006 that had become #238 and #341.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Daithi #17, Kane #395.
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 2009–2024
Daithi held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kane in 12.
Highest recorded here: Daithi #3011 in 2018, Kane #245 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daithi #3254, Kane #691.

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, Kane
Field	Daithi	Kane
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	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Daithi and Kane 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

Kane

Popularity journey

First recorded1975
First recorded at #92 among boys in New Zealand in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1975–2001
Highest recorded position: #57 among boys in New Zealand, in 1988 (recorded 1975–2001).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys