Daithi vs Ruadh

Daithi and Ruadhcompared 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 Ruadh #278 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Daithi was ranked #509 and Ruadh #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Daithi was ranked #3254 and Ruadh #5119 among boys in England and Wales.

Daithi and Ruadh over time

Daithi and Ruadh appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Ruadh held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Daithi 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 1 of those lists, and Ruadh 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 · Boys11 shared years, 2014–2025
Daithi held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Ruadh in 5.
Highest recorded here: Daithi #71 in 2017, Ruadh #225 in 2022.
The order changed in 2018: Ruadh moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #71 and #495; by 2018 that had become #471 and #471.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daithi #509, Ruadh #232.

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, Ruadh
Field	Daithi	Ruadh
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	1
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 #232 (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 has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ruadh.
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

Ruadh

Popularity journey

First recorded2014
First recorded at #609 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 2014 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2014–2025
Highest recorded position: #187 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2014–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys