Davis vs Thaddeus
Davis and Thaddeuscompared 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 · Boys
In 2015, Davis was ranked #615 and Thaddeus #699 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Davis was ranked #2921 and Thaddeus #2921 among boys in England and Wales.
Davis and Thaddeus over time
Davis and Thaddeus appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Davis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thaddeus in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Davis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Thaddeus 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
Davis and Thaddeus changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2921 and #2921.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 1996–2024
Davis held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Thaddeus in 9.
Highest recorded here: Davis #1027 in 2001, Thaddeus #1470 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Davis #2921, Thaddeus #2921.
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 | Davis | Thaddeus |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2921 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Davis and Thaddeus both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Davis
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 recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #243 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1968–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Thaddeus
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #265 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2021
Highest recorded position: #243 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1967–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys