Tadhg
Boy · TYGE · Irish
Big in Northern Ireland
Tadhg is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “poet”. In 2025 it ranked 353rd for boys in the UK (133 babies) and 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Tadhg mean?
Irish: from Old Irish Tadg
“poet”
An ancient Irish name borne by many medieval kings and chieftains; it was often anglicised as Teague or Timothy.
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Is Tadhg a girl's or a boy's name?
Tadhg is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 133 boys in the UK and 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tadhg in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #353among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 133about 1 in 2,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 80% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 133 boys in the UK were named Tadhg, making it the 353rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 492nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 136 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tadhg in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 412th in England and Wales, 441st in Scotland and 85th in Northern Ireland.
Tadhg in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 133 | #353 |
| 2024 | 136 | #359 |
| 2023 | 134 | #355 |
| 2022 | 93 | #478 |
| 2021 | 118 | #414 |
| 2020 | 87 | #492 |
| 2019 | 73 | #571 |
| 2018 | 64 | #627 |
| 2017 | 43 | #838 |
| 2016 | 36 | #939 |
| 2015 | 33 | #982 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 30 | #1,030 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,293 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,115 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,129 |
| 2007 | 36 | #827 |
| 2006 | 26 | #986 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,063 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,071 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,043 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Tadhg in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Tadhg, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,200th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
2025 had fewer boys named Tadhg than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Tadhg in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tadhg in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3,044 |
| 2023 | 46 | #2,768 |
| 2022 | 42 | #2,960 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,020 |
| 2020 | 35 | #3,200 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,000 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3,680 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,632 |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,474 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
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