Hugo vs Padhraic
Hugo and Padhraiccompared 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 2005, Hugo was ranked #172 and Padhraic #518 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Hugo and Padhraic over time
Hugo and Padhraic appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Padhraic reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hugo 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1999, Hugo moved ahead of Padhraic in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #301 and #301 the year before became #184 and #330.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Hugo and Padhraic changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1978 and 2005, ending at #172 and #518.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 1978–2005
Hugo held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Padhraic in 5.
Highest recorded here: Hugo #172 in 2005, Padhraic #212 in 1978.
The order changed in 1999: Hugo moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #301 and #301; by 1999 that had become #184 and #330.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Hugo #172, Padhraic #518.
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 | Hugo | Padhraic |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #18 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #341 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hugo and Padhraic both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Hugo
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #186 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2009–2025
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2009–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #46 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Padhraic
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1975–2005
Highest recorded position: #212 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1978 (recorded 1975–2005).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #518 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2005.
Republic of Ireland · Boys