Ted vs Tiernan
Ted and Tiernancompared 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, Ted was ranked #170 and Tiernan #115 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Ted was ranked #256 and Tiernan #125 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ted was ranked #232 and Tiernan #2921 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Ted was ranked #619 and Tiernan #619 among boys in Scotland.
Ted and Tiernan over time
Ted and Tiernan appear together in 3 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Tiernan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ted in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Tiernan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Ted in 1. 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
Ted and Tiernan changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1999 and 2025, ending at #170 and #115.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Ted #90 in 2021, Tiernan #84 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ted held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Tiernan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ted #150 in 2015, Tiernan #697 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ted #232, Tiernan #2921.
Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1999–2025
Ted held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Tiernan in 23.
Highest recorded here: Ted #90 in 2021, Tiernan #84 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ted #170, Tiernan #115.
Northern Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2012–2024
Ted held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tiernan in 12.
Highest recorded here: Ted #158 in 2021, Tiernan #80 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ted #256, Tiernan #125.
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 | Ted | Tiernan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #170 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #115 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ted has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Tiernan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
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
Tiernan
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — 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: #52 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #115 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys