Pronunciation
Deer-mid / Dear-mud
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Without enemy (traditional interpretation)
Alternate spellings
Dermot
Fun fact
Diarmuid is the warrior who runs away with Gráinne in a famous Irish love story. Folklore links ancient stone ‘beds’ across Ireland with the couple’s journey.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Diarmuid, 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.
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 | 16 | #272 |
| 2024 | 15 | #275 |
| 2023 | 15 | #288 |
| 2022 | 18 | #262 |
| 2021 | 33 | #164 |
| 2020 | 20 | #240 |
| 2019 | 26 | #202 |
| 2018 | 36 | #163 |
| 2017 | 47 | #133 |
| 2016 | 38 | #162 |
| 2015 | 47 | #130 |
| 2014 | 37 | #171 |
| 2013 | 40 | #161 |
| 2012 | 47 | #148 |
| 2011 | 49 | #143 |
| 2010 | 67 | #110 |
| 2009 | 43 | #152 |
| 2008 | 80 | #97 |
| 2007 | 85 | #82 |
| 2006 | 69 | #91 |
| 2005 | 84 | #77 |
| 2004 | 68 | #87 |
| 2003 | 56 | #97 |
| 2002 | 75 | #77 |
| 2001 | 67 | #83 |
| 2000 | 62 | #84 |
| 1999 | 51 | #94 |
| 1998 | 41 | #101 |
| 1997 | 49 | #103 |
| 1996 | 63 | #91 |
| 1995 | 55 | #98 |
| 1994 | 58 | #94 |
| 1993 | 70 | #87 |
| 1992 | 52 | #104 |
| 1991 | 46 | #108 |
| 1990 | 56 | #97 |
| 1989 | 46 | #103 |
| 1988 | 59 | #89 |
| 1987 | 68 | #84 |
| 1986 | 69 | #87 |
| 1985 | 59 | #95 |
| 1984 | 63 | #91 |
| 1983 | 74 | #83 |
| 1982 | 75 | #85 |
| 1981 | 61 | #99 |
| 1980 | 69 | #95 |
| 1979 | 51 | #110 |
| 1978 | 58 | #108 |
| 1977 | 72 | #91 |
| 1976 | 62 | #102 |
| 1975 | 52 | #105 |
| 1974 | 57 | #101 |
| 1973 | 49 | #105 |
| 1972 | 69 | #94 |
| 1971 | 68 | #96 |
| 1970 | 41 | #105 |
| 1969 | 31 | #111 |
| 1968 | 49 | #91 |
| 1967 | 42 | #93 |
| 1966 | 46 | #91 |
| 1965 | 39 | #94 |
| 1964 | 25 | #109 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.