Donnchadh vs Finley
Donnchadh and Finleycompared 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 2023, Donnchadh was ranked #249 and Finley #108 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Donnchadh was ranked #348 and Finley #159 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Donnchadh and Finley over time
Donnchadh and Finley appear together in 2 published lists, across 29 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Donnchadh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Finley 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 · Boys20 shared years, 2005–2025
Donnchadh held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Finley in 7.
Highest recorded here: Donnchadh #221 in 2011, Finley #136 in 2020.
The order changed in 2019: Finley moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #269 and #318; by 2019 that had become #370 and #244.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Donnchadh #348, Finley #159.
Northern Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2006–2023
Donnchadh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Finley in 8.
Highest recorded here: Donnchadh #249 in 2023, Finley #108 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Donnchadh #249, Finley #108.
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 | Donnchadh | Finley |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #348 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #18 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Donnchadh and Finley both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Donnchadh
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #270 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #212 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1978 (recorded 1969–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #348 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Finley
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #704 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls