Kenneth vs Turlough
Kenneth and Turloughcompared 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 2007, Kenneth was ranked #315 and Turlough #315 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Kenneth was ranked #785 and Turlough #582 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Kenneth and Turlough over time
Kenneth and Turlough appear together in 1 published list, across 42 years of shared records. Kenneth held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Turlough 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.
Turlough reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kenneth 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
Kenneth and Turlough changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1965 and 2024, ending at #785 and #582.
- Longest-running competitions
Kenneth and Turlough were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 42 years, from 1965 to 2024, ending at #785 and #582.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys42 shared years, 1965–2024
Kenneth held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Turlough in 3.
Highest recorded here: Kenneth #26 in 1972, Turlough #206 in 1969.
The order changed in 2022: Turlough moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #637 and #741; by 2022 that had become #572 and #572.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kenneth #785, Turlough #582.
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 | Kenneth | Turlough |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | An Anglicized form of both Coinneach and Cináed, of Scottish Gaelic origin. Borne by the Scottish king Kenneth mac Alpin, who united the Scots and Picts in the 9th century. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɛn.əθ/ | 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 | England and Wales · Boys #1007 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 53/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kenneth has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic); Turlough does not have one recorded yet.
- Kenneth and Turlough both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Kenneth; Turlough doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Kenneth
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #303 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2021
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1945–2021).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1007 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Turlough
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: #206 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys