Lughaidh vs Taylor
Lughaidh and Taylorcompared 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 2004, Lughaidh was ranked #305 and Taylor #97 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Lughaidh was ranked #676 and Taylor #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Lughaidh and Taylor over time
Lughaidh and Taylor appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Taylor held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lughaidh 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.
Lughaidh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Taylor 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 · Boys9 shared years, 1999–2025
Lughaidh held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Taylor in 6.
Highest recorded here: Lughaidh #379 in 1999, Taylor #173 in 2006.
The order changed in 2024: Lughaidh moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #496 and #496; by 2024 that had become #430 and #785.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lughaidh #676, Taylor #829.
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 | Lughaidh | Taylor |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lughaidh and Taylor both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Lughaidh
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #379 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Taylor
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #91 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1992–2010
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1996 (recorded 1992–2010).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls