boy's name
Daragh
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (Ireland)
- Births on record 2,654
Northern Ireland
#406
2024 births
Daragh is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in Ireland, ranking #509. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2009, when 77 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in Ireland.
- Today about 1 in 7,476 babies in Ireland is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1964.
Daragh over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 99 |
| 1970s | 433 |
| 1980s | 384 |
| 1990s | 477 |
| 2000s | 649 |
| 2010s | 314 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 45 |
How popular is Daragh?
In 2025, Daragh was given to 6 babies in Ireland, ranking #509 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Daragh is used
Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Daragh
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Daragh also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Daragh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Daragh
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Daragh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Daragh
How popular is the name Daragh?
In 2025, Daragh was given to 6 babies in Ireland, ranking #509 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Daragh a girl's or a boy's name?
Daragh is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Daragh most popular?
Daragh peaked in 2009, when 77 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Daragh a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Daragh currently ranks #406 in Ireland. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.