Daithi vs Rossa
Daithi and Rossacompared 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 Rossa #76 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Daithi was ranked #509 and Rossa #188 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Daithi and Rossa over time
Daithi and Rossa appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Daithi held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rossa in 0.
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, and Rossa 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 Rossa changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1976 and 2025, ending at #509 and #188.
- Longest-running competitions
Daithi and Rossa were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 30 years, from 1976 to 2025, ending at #509 and #188.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Daithi #17 in 2023, Rossa #76 in 2024.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys30 shared years, 1976–2025
Daithi held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Rossa in 9.
Highest recorded here: Daithi #71 in 2017, Rossa #188 in 2025.
The order changed in 2020: Rossa moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #564 and #764; by 2020 that had become #496 and #342.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daithi #509, Rossa #188.
Northern Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 2005–2024
Daithi held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Rossa in 1.
Highest recorded here: Daithi #17 in 2023, Rossa #76 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daithi #17, Rossa #76.
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 | Rossa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #509 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #188 (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 Rossa 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
Rossa
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #243 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2003–2024
Highest recorded position: #76 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2003–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #188 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys