Pronunciation
Dawy-ra
Meaning
Fruitful or fertile
Alternate spellings
Daire
Fun fact
Dáire and Darragh can sound very close when spoken. Their similar sounds are a useful reminder to explore a name’s story as well as its spelling.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Dáire, 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.
#88Rank among boy names in 202565Babies 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 | 65 | #88 |
| 2024 | 55 | #102 |
| 2023 | 49 | #115 |
| 2022 | 41 | #145 |
| 2021 | 34 | #162 |
| 2020 | 44 | #136 |
| 2019 | 30 | #183 |
| 2018 | 31 | #180 |
| 2017 | 62 | #106 |
| 2016 | 59 | #116 |
| 2015 | 71 | #100 |
| 2014 | 64 | #114 |
| 2013 | 56 | #120 |
| 2012 | 72 | #102 |
| 2011 | 66 | #112 |
| 2010 | 73 | #100 |
| 2009 | 70 | #108 |
| 2008 | 73 | #105 |
| 2007 | 52 | #123 |
| 2006 | 63 | #98 |
| 2005 | 66 | #96 |
| 2004 | 63 | #95 |
| 2003 | 59 | #92 |
| 2002 | 41 | #112 |
| 2001 | 50 | #98 |
| 2000 | 45 | #105 |
| 1999 | 32 | #123 |
| 1998 | 38 | #108 |
| 1997 | 67 | #88 |
| 1996 | 61 | #94 |
| 1995 | 32 | #132 |
| 1994 | 35 | #126 |
| 1993 | 29 | #132 |
| 1992 | 39 | #121 |
| 1991 | 25 | #146 |
| 1990 | 27 | #144 |
| 1989 | 22 | #151 |
| 1988 | 28 | #136 |
| 1987 | 18 | #160 |
| 1986 | 25 | #142 |
| 1985 | 16 | #163 |
| 1984 | 20 | #153 |
| 1983 | 11 | #198 |
| 1982 | 21 | #155 |
| 1981 | 31 | #133 |
| 1980 | 16 | #179 |
| 1979 | 17 | #166 |
| 1978 | 13 | #184 |
| 1977 | 20 | #153 |
| 1976 | 14 | #186 |
| 1975 | 15 | #177 |
| 1974 | 7 | #240 |
| 1973 | 9 | #215 |
| 1972 | 5 | #254 |
| 1971 | 7 | #233 |
| 1970 | 6 | #235 |
| 1969 | 4 | #270 |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | 4 | #245 |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | 5 | #207 |
| 1964 | 6 | #191 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.