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Tighe

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Tighe: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1998–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1998 to 2025, ranging from #2501 to #4812.200220082013201920222025#2501#4812
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1998#2901
2000#2501
2002#3225
2005#3849
2006#4052
2008#3687
2009#4527
2010#4678
2013#3315
2017#4812
2018#3959
2019#3937
2020#2960
2021#4789
2022#3048
2023#3523
2024#4270
2025#3684

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 18 of the 28 years from 1998 to 2025.

In 2013: #711 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #3315 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1998–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #2901 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2004–2015

    Highest recorded position: #390 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 2004–2015).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #390 in Republic of Ireland in 2004.

Tighe's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#36845HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#42704HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#35235HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#30486HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#29606HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#39374HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#39594HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#48123HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#33155HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#46783HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#45273HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#36874HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32253HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#25014HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#7113HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#5485HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#5183HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3905HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Tighe is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Tighe, between 1998 and 2025, in 21 of those 28 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2000Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200419982025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1998–202518#2501 in 2000
Republic of Ireland2004–20156#390 in 2004
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Tighe

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1998–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #390 in Republic of Ireland in 2004. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.