Harold vs Tadhg
Harold and Tadhgcompared 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 2013, Harold was ranked #711 and Tadhg #51 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Harold was ranked #1025 and Tadhg #406 among boys in England and Wales.
Harold and Tadhg over time
Harold and Tadhg appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Harold reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Tadhg 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
Harold and Tadhg changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1025 and #406.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Harold held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Tadhg in 12.
Highest recorded here: Harold #394 in 1996, Tadhg #406 in 2024.
The order changed in 2018: Tadhg moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #906 and #943; by 2018 that had become #1158 and #786.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Harold #1025, Tadhg #406.
Republic of Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1965–2013
Harold held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Tadhg in 21.
Highest recorded here: Harold #135 in 1965, Tadhg #37 in 2012.
The order changed in 1973: Tadhg moved ahead. In 1972 they stood at #194 and #254; by 1973 that had become #254 and #215.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Harold #711, Tadhg #51.
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 | Harold | Tadhg |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally interpreted as 'poet'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtˠəiɡ/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1025 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #8 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tadhg has a recorded origin (Irish); Harold does not have one recorded yet.
- Harold has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Tadhg.
- A meaning is recorded for Tadhg; Harold doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Harold
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #88 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1953
Highest recorded position: #88 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1953).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1025 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Tadhg
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #8 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys