boy's name
Macdara
mok-DAR-uh (Irish)
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (Ireland)
- Births on record 162
Ireland
#432
2025 births
Macdara is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in Ireland, ranking #432. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in Ireland.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2022, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in Ireland.
- Today about 1 in 5,607 babies in Ireland is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1964.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Macdara 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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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 3 |
| 1990s | 17 |
| 2000s | 31 |
| 2010s | 48 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 45 |
How Popular Is Macdara?
In 2025, Macdara was given to 8 babies in Ireland, ranking #432 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in Ireland.
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 Macdara
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Macdara Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Macdara over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Macdara
- Irish mok-DAR-uh
Sibling Names for Macdara
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Macdara — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Macdara
Is Macdara a girl's or a boy's name?
Macdara is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Macdara?
Macdara has 3 syllables.
When was Macdara most popular?
Macdara peaked in 2022, when 12 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Macdara a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Macdara currently ranks #432 in Ireland. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.