Pauric vs Tadhg
Pauric and Tadhgcompared 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, Pauric was ranked #676 and Tadhg #8 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Pauric was ranked #339 and Tadhg #99 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Pauric and Tadhg over time
Pauric and Tadhg appear together in 2 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Tadhg held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Pauric in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Pauric reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Tadhg 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
Pauric and Tadhg changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1970 and 2025, ending at #676 and #8.
- Mirrored each other
Over 53 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tadhg rose about as far as Pauric fell — from #305 and #251 in 1970 to #676 and #8 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Pauric and Tadhg were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 53 years, from 1970 to 2025, ending at #676 and #8.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Pauric #211 in 2021, Tadhg #81 in 2023.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys53 shared years, 1970–2025
Pauric held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Tadhg in 47.
Highest recorded here: Pauric #132 in 1985, Tadhg #6 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Pauric #676, Tadhg #8.
Northern Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 2001–2024
Pauric held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Tadhg in 16.
Highest recorded here: Pauric #211 in 2021, Tadhg #81 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Pauric #339, Tadhg #99.
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 | Pauric | Tadhg |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally interpreted as 'poet'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈtˠəiɡ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #8 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tadhg has a recorded origin (Irish); Pauric does not have one recorded yet.
- Pauric has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Tadhg.
- A meaning is recorded for Tadhg; Pauric doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Pauric
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #267 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #132 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1968–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Tadhg
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: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #8 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys