Brandon vs Daragh
Brandon and Daraghcompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Brandon was ranked #305 and Daragh #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Brandon was ranked #676 and Daragh #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Brandon was ranked #664 and Daragh #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Brandon and Daragh over time
Brandon and Daragh appear together in 3 published lists, across 72 years of shared records. Brandon held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Daragh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Brandon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Daragh in 1. 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Brandon and Daragh changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1998 and 2024, ending at #305 and #404.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 33 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Brandon and Daragh averaged 48.5 places apart, ending at #676 and #509.
- Longest-running competitions
Brandon and Daragh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, ending at #676 and #509.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Brandon #67 in 1999, Daragh #80 in 2001.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys33 shared years, 1993–2025
Brandon held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Daragh in 13.
Highest recorded here: Brandon #67 in 1999, Daragh #80 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Brandon #676, Daragh #509.
Northern Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 1998–2024
Brandon held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Daragh in 2.
Highest recorded here: Brandon #57 in 2001, Daragh #188 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brandon #305, Daragh #404.
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1996–2024
Brandon held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Daragh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Brandon #34 in 1999, Daragh #1168 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brandon #664, Daragh #4270.
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 | Brandon | Daragh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 80/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brandon and Daragh both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Brandon
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #51 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1992–2005
Highest recorded position: #27 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1997 (recorded 1992–2005).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Daragh
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #181 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #80 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys