Christy vs Darragh
Christy 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, Christy was ranked #829 and Darragh #19 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Christy was ranked #395 and Darragh #36 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Christy was ranked #4270 and Darragh #1402 among boys in England and Wales.
Christy and Darragh over time
Christy and Darragh appear together in 3 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Darragh held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Christy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Christy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Christy #694 in 1997, Darragh #522 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 1996–2024
Christy held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Darragh in 23.
Highest recorded here: Christy #694 in 1997, Darragh #522 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Christy #4270, Darragh #1402.
Republic of Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 1994–2025
Christy held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Darragh in 20.
Highest recorded here: Christy #299 in 1994, Darragh #11 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Christy #829, Darragh #19.
Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 1997–2023
Christy held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Darragh in 8.
Highest recorded here: Christy #210 in 1997, Darragh #36 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Christy #395, Darragh #36.
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 | Christy | Darragh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | 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 | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #19 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 74/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Christy and Darragh both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Christy
Popularity journey
First recorded1994
First recorded at #299 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2023
Highest recorded position: #210 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of 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