Diarmuid vs Matt
Diarmuid and Mattcompared 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 2025, Diarmuid was ranked #272 and Matt #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Diarmuid was ranked #318 and Matt #415 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2009, Diarmuid was ranked #4527 and Matt #1425 among boys in England and Wales.
Diarmuid and Matt over time
Diarmuid and Matt appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 · Boys25 shared years, 1994–2025
Diarmuid held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Matt in 0.
Highest recorded here: Diarmuid #77 in 2002, Matt #268 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Diarmuid #272, Matt #676.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 1996–2009
Diarmuid held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Matt in 10.
Highest recorded here: Diarmuid #1411 in 2002, Matt #362 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Diarmuid #4527, Matt #1425.
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 | Diarmuid | Matt |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #272 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Diarmuid has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Matt.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Diarmuid
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #109 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #77 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Matt
Popularity journey
First recorded1994
First recorded at #342 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2017
Highest recorded position: #236 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 2005–2017).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys