Pronunciation
Tige (tiger without the r)
Meaning
Poet
Alternate spellings
Tadgh; Thady; Thaddeus; Teige; Teague
Fun fact
A name meaning ‘poet’ has been carried by Irish kings as well as storytellers. The pronunciation trick is simple: say ‘tiger’ and leave off the final r.
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.
#8Rank among boy names in 2025286Babies registered in 2025
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.