Pronunciation
Da-ra
Meaning
Oak
Alternate spellings
Daragh
Fun fact
Darragh’s oak connection makes it an earthy choice. The similar sound Dara is also used for girls and boys, showing how the same sound can have different written forms.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Darragh, 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.
#19Rank among boy names in 2025205Babies 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 | 205 | #19 |
| 2024 | 184 | #26 |
| 2023 | 195 | #26 |
| 2022 | 245 | #17 |
| 2021 | 273 | #17 |
| 2020 | 299 | #12 |
| 2019 | 315 | #11 |
| 2018 | 277 | #21 |
| 2017 | 300 | #17 |
| 2016 | 322 | #16 |
| 2015 | 302 | #21 |
| 2014 | 347 | #21 |
| 2013 | 365 | #18 |
| 2012 | 389 | #20 |
| 2011 | 401 | #19 |
| 2010 | 409 | #16 |
| 2009 | 465 | #14 |
| 2008 | 458 | #15 |
| 2007 | 472 | #13 |
| 2006 | 429 | #15 |
| 2005 | 377 | #20 |
| 2004 | 414 | #15 |
| 2003 | 356 | #15 |
| 2002 | 310 | #24 |
| 2001 | 298 | #21 |
| 2000 | 245 | #29 |
| 1999 | 237 | #29 |
| 1998 | 211 | #28 |
| 1997 | 295 | #29 |
| 1996 | 281 | #29 |
| 1995 | 236 | #34 |
| 1994 | 218 | #38 |
| 1993 | 191 | #42 |
| 1992 | 220 | #36 |
| 1991 | 214 | #39 |
| 1990 | 210 | #38 |
| 1989 | 161 | #48 |
| 1988 | 147 | #50 |
| 1987 | 127 | #58 |
| 1986 | 106 | #71 |
| 1985 | 97 | #75 |
| 1984 | 100 | #72 |
| 1983 | 98 | #74 |
| 1982 | 116 | #71 |
| 1981 | 108 | #77 |
| 1980 | 76 | #87 |
| 1979 | 98 | #79 |
| 1978 | 80 | #85 |
| 1977 | 72 | #91 |
| 1976 | 82 | #87 |
| 1975 | 59 | #102 |
| 1974 | 43 | #110 |
| 1973 | 48 | #106 |
| 1972 | 47 | #108 |
| 1971 | 32 | #120 |
| 1970 | 24 | #135 |
| 1969 | 25 | #125 |
| 1968 | 20 | #127 |
| 1967 | 6 | #208 |
| 1966 | 3 | #256 |
| 1965 | 4 | #222 |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.