Fiadh vs Laragh
Fiadh and Laraghcompared 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 · Girls
In 2024, Fiadh was ranked #5 and Laragh #631 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Fiadh was ranked #253 and Laragh #364 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Fiadh and Laragh over time
Fiadh and Laragh appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Fiadh held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Laragh 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.
Laragh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 2002–2024
Fiadh held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Laragh in 4.
Highest recorded here: Fiadh #1 in 2021, Laragh #336 in 2018.
The order changed in 2010: Fiadh moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #488 and #439; by 2010 that had become #319 and #593.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fiadh #5, Laragh #631.
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 | Laragh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Carries dual meanings in Modern Irish: 'wild, wild animal, deer' (from Irish 'fia'), or alternatively 'respect'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish (modern) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfʲiə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #3 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #631 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 80/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fiadh has a recorded origin (Irish (modern)); Laragh does not have one recorded yet.
- Fiadh has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Laragh.
- A meaning is recorded for Fiadh; Laragh doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
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 #3 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Laragh
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #521 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1986–2024
Highest recorded position: #336 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 1986–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #631 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024.
Republic of Ireland · Girls