Pronunciation
La-ra
Meaning
A place or site, from the Irish placename element láithreach
Fun fact
My local connection is Laragh in County Wicklow, a village surrounded by mountain scenery. It’s a place-inspired name with a real connection to the landscape I call home.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Laragh, 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.
Less than 3Babies registered in 2025; no ranking shown
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 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2024 | 5 | #631 |
| 2023 | 6 | #555 |
| 2022 | 11 | #357 |
| 2021 | 10 | #390 |
| 2020 | 5 | #628 |
| 2019 | 9 | #421 |
| 2018 | 13 | #336 |
| 2017 | 5 | #651 |
| 2016 | 6 | #585 |
| 2015 | 10 | #431 |
| 2014 | 9 | #458 |
| 2013 | 11 | #399 |
| 2012 | 13 | #371 |
| 2011 | 6 | #612 |
| 2010 | 6 | #593 |
| 2009 | 10 | #439 |
| 2008 | 8 | #501 |
| 2007 | 8 | #468 |
| 2006 | 7 | #464 |
| 2005 | 8 | #398 |
| 2004 | 7 | #414 |
| 2003 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2002 | 5 | #443 |
| 2001 | 3 | #606 |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | 5 | #392 |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | 4 | #496 |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | 3 | #516 |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | 3 | #521 |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.