Pronunciation
Tige (tiger without the r)
Meaning
Poet
Alternate spellings
Tadgh; Thady; Thaddeus; Teige; Teague
Fun fact
This is my favourite Irish boy name! It means poet, philosopher or storyteller. Say tiger and leave off the r, and you've got the sound. There have been Irish kings called Tadhg too, so it's an old name that's still very familiar here.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Tadhg, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 286 | #8 |
| 2024 | 318 | #6 |
| 2023 | 301 | #7 |
| 2022 | 324 | #7 |
| 2021 | 318 | #10 |
| 2020 | 272 | #18 |
| 2019 | 318 | #8 |
| 2018 | 280 | #20 |
| 2017 | 254 | #28 |
| 2016 | 228 | #32 |
| 2015 | 230 | #33 |
| 2014 | 177 | #48 |
| 2013 | 166 | #51 |
| 2012 | 224 | #37 |
| 2011 | 232 | #38 |
| 2010 | 221 | #40 |
| 2009 | 206 | #42 |
| 2008 | 192 | #41 |
| 2007 | 170 | #47 |
| 2006 | 122 | #64 |
| 2005 | 112 | #69 |
| 2004 | 100 | #68 |
| 2003 | 73 | #84 |
| 2002 | 68 | #80 |
| 2001 | 64 | #88 |
| 2000 | 55 | #92 |
| 1999 | 49 | #96 |
| 1998 | 41 | #101 |
| 1997 | 39 | #117 |
| 1996 | 46 | #111 |
| 1995 | 43 | #114 |
| 1994 | 38 | #119 |
| 1993 | 31 | #127 |
| 1992 | 39 | #121 |
| 1991 | 32 | #135 |
| 1990 | 32 | #132 |
| 1989 | 29 | #133 |
| 1988 | 11 | #186 |
| 1987 | 23 | #144 |
| 1986 | 21 | #149 |
| 1985 | 27 | #136 |
| 1984 | 34 | #121 |
| 1983 | 19 | #154 |
| 1982 | 14 | #176 |
| 1981 | 17 | #170 |
| 1980 | 15 | #184 |
| 1979 | 20 | #152 |
| 1978 | 9 | #212 |
| 1977 | 11 | #200 |
| 1976 | 7 | #232 |
| 1975 | 10 | #210 |
| 1974 | 8 | #227 |
| 1973 | 9 | #215 |
| 1972 | 5 | #254 |
| 1971 | 5 | #257 |
| 1970 | 5 | #251 |
| 1969 | 8 | #206 |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | 4 | #245 |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | 4 | #222 |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.