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Evan vs Tadg

Evan and Tadgcompared 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, Evan was ranked #80 and Tadg #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Evan and Tadg over time

Evan and Tadg appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Evan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tadg in 0.

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.

Tadg reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Evan 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 · Boys9 shared years, 19692025

    Evan held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Tadg in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Evan #23 in 2007, Tadg #246 in 1969.

    The order changed in 1981: Evan moved ahead. In 1980 they stood at #291 and #246; by 1981 that had become #206 and #322.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Evan #80, Tadg #829.

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.

Other comparisons involving Evan

Pairs where Evan shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Evan, Tadg
FieldEvanTadg
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOIE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #80 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Evan has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Tadg.
  • Both names have recorded usage in IE.

How each name got here

Evan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1969

    First recorded at #291 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

  2. Highest recorded1969–2025

    Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1969–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #350 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Tadg

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #232 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

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys