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Dallas vs Fiadh

Dallas and Fiadhcompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Dallas was ranked #718 and Fiadh #3 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Dallas was ranked #2771 and Fiadh #374 among girls in England and Wales.

Dallas and Fiadh over time

Dallas and Fiadh appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Fiadh held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dallas 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.

Dallas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fiadh 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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Dallas #2615 in 2020, Fiadh #355 in 2021.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 20132024

    Dallas held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Fiadh in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Dallas #2615 in 2020, Fiadh #355 in 2021.

    The order changed in 2015: Fiadh moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #4684 and #5691; by 2015 that had become #5730 and #2705.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Dallas #2771, Fiadh #374.

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 Fiadh

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Dallas, Fiadh
FieldDallasFiadh
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsfemale
MeaningNot yet recordedCarries dual meanings in Modern Irish: 'wild, wild animal, deer' (from Irish 'fia'), or alternatively 'respect'.
OriginNot yet recordedIrish (modern)
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈfʲiə/
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #3 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Fiadh has a recorded origin (Irish (modern)); Dallas does not have one recorded yet.
  • Dallas has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Fiadh.
  • A meaning is recorded for Fiadh; Dallas doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Dallas

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2019–2025

    Highest recorded position: #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2019–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Fiadh

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2002

    First recorded at #620 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2002–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2002–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls