Keith vs Paudie
Keith and Paudiecompared 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 2025, Keith was ranked #577 and Paudie #139 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Keith and Paudie over time
Keith and Paudie appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Keith held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Paudie 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.
Keith reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Paudie 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
Keith and Paudie changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2010 and 2025, ending at #577 and #139.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2010–2025
Keith held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Paudie in 5.
Highest recorded here: Keith #241 in 2010, Paudie #139 in 2024.
The order changed in 2020: Paudie moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #471 and #520; by 2020 that had become #637 and #324.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Keith #577, Paudie #139.
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 | Keith | Paudie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #139 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Keith has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Paudie.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Keith
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #40 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (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
Paudie
Popularity journey
First recorded2010
First recorded at #611 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 2010 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2010–2025
Highest recorded position: #139 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2010–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #139 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys