Ambrose vs Darach
Ambrose and Darachcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2016, Ambrose was ranked #713 and Darach #601 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ambrose and Darach over time
Ambrose and Darach appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Ambrose held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Darach in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ambrose reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Darach in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 1966–2016
Ambrose held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Darach in 2.
Highest recorded here: Ambrose #177 in 1966, Darach #227 in 1977.
The order changed in 2016: Darach moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #258 and #330; by 2016 that had become #713 and #601.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Ambrose #713, Darach #601.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ambrose | Darach |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #945 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ambrose has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Darach.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Ambrose
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2016
Highest recorded position: #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #945 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Darach
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #256 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #227 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1966–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys