Fintan vs Padraig
Fintan and Padraigcompared 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 · Boys
In 2024, Fintan was ranked #278 and Padraig #93 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Fintan was ranked #582 and Padraig #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Fintan was ranked #3112 and Padraig #4991 among boys in England and Wales.
Fintan and Padraig over time
Fintan and Padraig appear together in 3 published lists, across 115 years of shared records. Padraig held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Fintan in 1.
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.
Padraig reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Fintan in 1. 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Fintan and Padraig were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 61 years, from 1964 to 2024, ending at #582 and #655.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Fintan #480 in 2000, Padraig #958 in 1998.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys61 shared years, 1964–2024
Fintan held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Padraig in 59.
Highest recorded here: Fintan #85 in 1965, Padraig #50 in 1987.
The order changed in 2023: Fintan moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #657 and #329; by 2023 that had become #396 and #436.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fintan #582, Padraig #655.
Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Fintan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Padraig in 28.
Highest recorded here: Fintan #123 in 2007, Padraig #61 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fintan #278, Padraig #93.
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2023
Fintan held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Padraig in 0.
Highest recorded here: Fintan #480 in 2000, Padraig #958 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Fintan #3112, Padraig #4991.
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 | Fintan | Padraig |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #278 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fintan and Padraig both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Fintan
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #100 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
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #85 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Padraig
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #88 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
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #50 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1987 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys