Isaac vs Padraigh
Isaac and Padraighcompared 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 2000, Isaac was ranked #183 and Padraigh #390 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Isaac and Padraigh over time
Isaac and Padraigh appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Isaac held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Padraigh 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.
Padraigh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Isaac 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 · Boys8 shared years, 1968–2000
Isaac held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Padraigh in 3.
Highest recorded here: Isaac #183 in 2000, Padraigh #222 in 1968.
The order changed in 1992: Isaac moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #316 and #288; by 1992 that had become #222 and #337.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Isaac #183, Padraigh #390.
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 | Isaac | Padraigh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally understood as 'he will laugh' or 'he laughs', tied to the biblical narrative in which Abraham and Sarah laugh at the prophecy of Isaac's birth in their old age. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew, transmitted into English via Greek Isaak and Late Latin Isaac | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈaɪzək/ | 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 | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #26 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #390 (2000) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 68/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Isaac has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, transmitted into English via Greek Isaak and Late Latin Isaac); Padraigh does not have one recorded yet.
- Isaac and Padraigh both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Isaac; Padraigh doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Isaac
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #232 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 recorded1990–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2015 (recorded 1990–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #36 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Padraigh
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #256 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2000
Highest recorded position: #202 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1966–2000).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2000
Most recently recorded at #390 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2000.
Republic of Ireland · Boys