Diarmuid vs Keith

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 2010, Diarmuid was ranked #211 and Keith #339 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Diarmuid was ranked #272 and Keith #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2009, Diarmuid was ranked #4527 and Keith #1099 among boys in England and Wales.

Diarmuid and Keith over time

Diarmuid and Keith appear together in 3 published lists, across 81 years of shared records. Keith held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Diarmuid in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Keith reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Diarmuid 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 · Boys59 shared years, 1964–2025

  Diarmuid held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Keith in 38.

  Highest recorded here: Diarmuid #77 in 2002, Keith #17 in 1975.

  The order changed in 2004: Diarmuid moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #97 and #90; by 2004 that had become #87 and #123.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Diarmuid #272, Keith #577.

• Northern Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 1997–2010

  Diarmuid held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Keith in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Diarmuid #143 in 2003, Keith #143 in 1997.

  The order changed in 1998: Diarmuid moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #179 and #143; by 1998 that had become #190 and #221.

  Most recent shared year, 2010: Diarmuid #211, Keith #339.

• England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 1996–2009

  Diarmuid held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Keith in 10.

  Highest recorded here: Diarmuid #1411 in 2002, Keith #379 in 1996.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2009: Diarmuid #4527, Keith #1099.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here