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Andrew vs Darragh

Andrew and Darraghcompared 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 2025, Andrew was ranked #106 and Darragh #19 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Andrew was ranked #216 and Darragh #51 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Andrew was ranked #104 and Darragh #218 among boys in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Andrew was ranked #334 and Darragh #1307 among boys in England and Wales.

Andrew and Darragh over time

Andrew and Darragh appear together in 3 published lists, across 119 years of shared records. Andrew held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Darragh in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Andrew reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Darragh 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.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One took the other's place near the top

    In Northern Ireland · Boys, Darragh moved into the top 50 at #38 in 2008 as Andrew fell out of it to #80, having been #33 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2008, Darragh moved ahead of Andrew in Northern Ireland · Boys — #33 and #35 the year before became #80 and #38.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 61 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Andrew and Darragh averaged 54.2 places apart, ending at #106 and #19.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Andrew and Darragh were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #334 and #1307.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Andrew #29 in 1996, Darragh #522 in 1997.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys61 shared years, 1965–2025

    Andrew held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Darragh in 26.

    Highest recorded here: Andrew #16 in 1992, Darragh #11 in 2019.

    The order changed in 2000: Darragh moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #28 and #29; by 2000 that had become #31 and #29.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Andrew #106, Darragh #19.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Andrew held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Darragh in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Andrew #29 in 1996, Darragh #522 in 1997.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Andrew #334, Darragh #1307.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Andrew held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Darragh in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Andrew #5 in 1997, Darragh #20 in 2021.

    The order changed in 2008: Darragh moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #33 and #35; by 2008 that had become #80 and #38.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrew #216, Darragh #51.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Andrew

Pairs where Andrew shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Darragh

Pairs where Darragh shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Northern Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Andrew, Darragh
FieldAndrewDarragh
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningThe English form of Greek Andreas, from 'andreios' ('manly, masculine'), itself from 'aner' ('man'). The apostle Andrew was the first disciple to join Jesus and is patron saint of Scotland.Not yet recorded
OriginGreek, biblicalNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈæn.dɹuː/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #106 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #19 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10074/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Andrew has a recorded origin (Greek, biblical); Darragh does not have one recorded yet.
  • Andrew and Darragh both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Andrew; Darragh doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Andrew

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #344 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1954–2013

    Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–2013).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Darragh

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1965–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 1965–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1307 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys