Dwane vs Padhraic
Dwane and Padhraiccompared 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 1993, Dwane was ranked #339 and Padhraic #339 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Dwane and Padhraic over time
Dwane and Padhraic appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Padhraic held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dwane in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Padhraic reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dwane 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 · Boys10 shared years, 1978–1993
Dwane held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Padhraic in 5.
Highest recorded here: Dwane #213 in 1987, Padhraic #212 in 1978.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Dwane #339, Padhraic #339.
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 | Dwane | Padhraic |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | IE | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #382 (1997) | Northern Ireland · Boys #341 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dwane and Padhraic both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Dwane
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1978–1997
Highest recorded position: #213 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1987 (recorded 1978–1997).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1997
Most recently recorded at #382 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Padhraic
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1975–2005
Highest recorded position: #212 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1978 (recorded 1975–2005).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #518 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2005.
Republic of Ireland · Boys