Callum vs Daragh
Callum 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Callum was ranked #49 and Daragh #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Callum was ranked #54 and Daragh #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Callum was ranked #248 and Daragh #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Callum and Daragh over time
Callum and Daragh appear together in 3 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Callum held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Daragh 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.
Daragh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Callum 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1999, Callum moved ahead of Daragh in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #99 and #95 the year before became #79 and #92.
- Longest-running competitions
Callum and Daragh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 36 years, from 1989 to 2025, ending at #49 and #509.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Callum #8 in 1998, Daragh #1168 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys36 shared years, 1989–2025
Callum held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Daragh in 9.
Highest recorded here: Callum #22 in 2006, Daragh #80 in 2001.
The order changed in 1999: Callum moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #99 and #95; by 1999 that had become #79 and #92.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Callum #49, Daragh #509.
Northern Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 1998–2024
Callum held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Daragh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Callum #8 in 2006, Daragh #188 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Callum #54, Daragh #404.
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1996–2024
Callum held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Daragh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Callum #8 in 1998, Daragh #1168 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Callum #248, 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 | Callum | Daragh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally associated with 'dove', via its connection to Saint Columba. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic (Anglicised form of Calum), from Latin columba | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkæləm/ | 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 #49 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 80/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Callum has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic (Anglicised form of Calum), from Latin columba); Daragh does not have one recorded yet.
- Callum and Daragh both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Callum; Daragh doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Callum
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #80 among boys in New Zealand in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #49 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