Tadhg vs Tom
Tadhg and Tomcompared 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, Tadhg was ranked #8 and Tom #48 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Tadhg was ranked #99 and Tom #60 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Tadhg was ranked #307 and Tom #352 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Tadhg was ranked #406 and Tom #757 among boys in England and Wales.
Tadhg and Tom over time
Tadhg and Tom appear together in 3 published lists, across 95 years of shared records. Tom held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Tadhg in 1.
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.
Tom reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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
Tadhg and Tom changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1980 and 2025, ending at #8 and #48.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 45 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tadhg and Tom averaged 41.3 places apart, ending at #8 and #48.
- Longest-running competitions
Tadhg and Tom were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 45 years, from 1980 to 2025, ending at #8 and #48.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys45 shared years, 1980–2025
Tadhg held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Tom in 3.
Highest recorded here: Tadhg #6 in 2024, Tom #32 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Tadhg #8, Tom #48.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Tadhg held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Tom in 25.
Highest recorded here: Tadhg #406 in 2024, Tom #83 in 2000.
The order changed in 2021: Tadhg moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #551 and #535; by 2021 that had become #457 and #676.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Tadhg #406, Tom #757.
Northern Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 2001–2024
Tadhg held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tom in 21.
Highest recorded here: Tadhg #81 in 2023, Tom #42 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Tadhg #99, Tom #60.
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 | Tadhg | Tom |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally interpreted as 'poet'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtˠəiɡ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #8 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #48 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tadhg has a recorded origin (Irish); Tom does not have one recorded yet.
- Tadhg and Tom both have 1 syllable.
- A meaning is recorded for Tadhg; Tom doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
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
Tom
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #50 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #388 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys