Dwayne vs Padhraic
Dwayne 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 2005, Dwayne was ranked #448 and Padhraic #518 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Dwayne and Padhraic over time
Dwayne and Padhraic appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Dwayne held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Padhraic 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 Dwayne 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
Dwayne and Padhraic changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1975 and 2005, ending at #448 and #518.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 1975–2005
Dwayne held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Padhraic in 2.
Highest recorded here: Dwayne #160 in 1988, Padhraic #212 in 1978.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Dwayne #448, Padhraic #518.
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 | Dwayne | 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024) | Northern Ireland · Boys #341 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dwayne and Padhraic both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Dwayne
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #238 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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