Cailum vs Darragh

Cailum 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 2021, Cailum was ranked #755 and Darragh #17 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Cailum was ranked #374 and Darragh #20 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2012, Cailum was ranked #4805 and Darragh #927 among boys in England and Wales.

Cailum and Darragh over time

Cailum and Darragh appear together in 2 published lists, across 24 years of shared records. Darragh held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cailum in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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

England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 1996–2012
Cailum held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Darragh in 13.
Highest recorded here: Cailum #2142 in 2000, Darragh #654 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Cailum #4805, Darragh #927.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 1999–2021
Cailum held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Darragh in 11.
Highest recorded here: Cailum #290 in 1999, Darragh #11 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Cailum #755, Darragh #17.

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 Darragh

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

Darragh vs Colin
In 1997 they stood at #88 and #96 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2021 they were #20 and #433.
Darragh · Colin · 21 shared years, 1997–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2021 Northern Ireland ranking
Darragh vs Barry
In 1997 they stood at #88 and #90 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 2 places apart; by 2022 they were #26 and #414.
Darragh · Barry · 21 shared years, 1997–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2022 Northern Ireland ranking
George vs Darragh
Over 61 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Darragh rose about as far as George fell — from #56 and #222 in 1965 to #112 and #19 in 2025.
George · Darragh · 61 shared years, 1965–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Darragh vs Jonathan
Over 61 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Darragh rose about as far as Jonathan fell — from #222 and #137 in 1965 to #19 and #223 in 2025.
Darragh · Jonathan · 61 shared years, 1965–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Cailum, Darragh
Field	Cailum	Darragh
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	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Northern Ireland · Boys #374 (2021)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #19 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	74/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Cailum and Darragh both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Cailum

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2021
Highest recorded position: #271 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2021).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #374 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021.
Northern Ireland · Boys

Darragh

Popularity journey

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
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys