Fiadh vs Grace
Fiadh and Grace compared 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 · Girls
In 2024, Fiadh was ranked #3 and Grace #1 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Fiadh was ranked #3 and Grace #4 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Fiadh was ranked #72 and Grace #13 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Fiadh was ranked #256 and Grace #27 among girls in England and Wales.
Fiadh and Grace over time
Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.
Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.
Fiadh and Grace over time
Fiadh and Grace appear together in 3 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Grace held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Fiadh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Grace reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Fiadh 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Fiadh #1 in 2021, Grace #1 in 2020.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2002–2025
Fiadh held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Grace in 20.
Highest recorded here: Fiadh #1 in 2021, Grace #1 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Fiadh #3, Grace #4.
Northern Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2008–2024
Fiadh held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Grace in 16.
Highest recorded here: Fiadh #2 in 2023, Grace #1 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fiadh #3, Grace #1.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 2013–2025
Fiadh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Grace in 13.
Highest recorded here: Fiadh #256 in 2025, Grace #8 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Fiadh #256, Grace #27.
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 | Fiadh | Grace |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Carries dual meanings in Modern Irish: 'wild, wild animal, deer' (from Irish 'fia'), or alternatively 'respect'. | Grace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name). |
| Origin | Irish (modern) | English (virtue name), from Latin gratia |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfʲiə/ | /ˈɡɹeɪs/ |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Gracie |
| Recorded regional usage | England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland | New South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New Zealand |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #3 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025) |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Fiadh is recorded with a Irish (modern) origin, while Grace is recorded with a English (virtue name), from Latin gratia origin.
- Fiadh has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Grace.
- Fiadh's recorded meaning differs from Grace's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
- The available evidence gives Fiadh a "medium" Data Confidence level and Grace a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Fiadh
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #620 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2002–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #256 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Grace
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls