Louis vs Peadar
Louis and Peadarcompared 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 2024, Louis was ranked #104 and Peadar #187 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Louis was ranked #115 and Peadar #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Louis and Peadar over time
Louis and Peadar appear together in 2 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. Louis held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Peadar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Louis and Peadar changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1965 and 2025, ending at #115 and #232.
- Longest-running competitions
Louis and Peadar were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #115 and #232.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys61 shared years, 1965–2025
Louis held the stronger position in 49 of those years, Peadar in 11.
Highest recorded here: Louis #64 in 2018, Peadar #166 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Louis #115, Peadar #232.
Northern Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1997–2024
Louis held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Peadar in 0.
Highest recorded here: Louis #90 in 2019, Peadar #142 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Louis #104, Peadar #187.
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 | Louis | Peadar |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #49 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (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
- Louis has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Peadar.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Louis
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #334 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #38 among boys in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #49 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Peadar
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #167 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 recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #142 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys