boy's name

Daragh

DAR-uh (English)

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Top 1000 (Ireland)
  • Births on record 2,654

Ireland

#509

2025 births

Daragh is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in Ireland, ranking #509. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in Ireland.

  • 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.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Daragh Over Time

Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Daragh by decade in Ireland
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 ranks among the top 1,000 names in Ireland.

Where Daragh Is Used

Northern Ireland #406 3 in 2024
Ireland #509 6 in 2025
Scotland #549 4 in 2010
England & Wales #5,268 3 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

How to Say Daragh

  • English DAR-uh

Sibling Names for Daragh

Names from the same era that do not 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 ranks among the top 1,000 names in Ireland.

Is Daragh a girl's or a boy's name?

Daragh is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Daragh?

Daragh has 2 syllables.

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.