Tadgh vs Ted
Tadgh and Tedcompared 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, Tadgh was ranked #130 and Ted #170 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Tadgh was ranked #3688 and Ted #232 among boys in England and Wales.
Tadgh and Ted over time
Tadgh and Ted appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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
Tadgh and Ted changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1999 and 2025, ending at #130 and #170.
- Mirrored each other
Over 22 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Ted rose about as far as Tadgh fell — from #2357 and #784 in 1996 to #3688 and #232 in 2024.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Tadgh #90 in 2022, Ted #90 in 2021.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1999–2025
Tadgh held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Ted in 3.
Highest recorded here: Tadgh #90 in 2022, Ted #90 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Tadgh #130, Ted #170.
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 1996–2024
Tadgh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ted in 22.
Highest recorded here: Tadgh #2074 in 1998, Ted #150 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Tadgh #3688, Ted #232.
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 | Tadgh | Ted |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #130 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #170 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 86/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tadgh and Ted both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Tadgh
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #291 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #90 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1969–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #130 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Ted
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #484 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #90 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #476 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys