Daire vs Dillon
Daire and Dilloncompared 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 2023, Daire was ranked #63 and Dillon #395 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Daire was ranked #244 and Dillon #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Daire was ranked #4991 and Dillon #791 among boys in England and Wales.
Daire and Dillon over time
Daire and Dillon appear together in 3 published lists, across 81 years of shared records. Daire held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Dillon in 1.
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.
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
Daire and Dillon changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1980 and 2025, ending at #244 and #829.
- Longest-running competitions
Daire and Dillon were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 42 years, from 1980 to 2025, ending at #244 and #829.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Daire #88 in 1997, Dillon #86 in 1997.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1997 they stood at #96 and #104 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2023 they were #63 and #395.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys42 shared years, 1980–2025
Daire held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Dillon in 6.
Highest recorded here: Daire #88 in 1997, Dillon #86 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daire #244, Dillon #829.
Northern Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1997–2023
Daire held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Dillon in 0.
Highest recorded here: Daire #40 in 2018, Dillon #104 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Daire #63, Dillon #395.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 1996–2023
Daire held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Dillon in 13.
Highest recorded here: Daire #2020 in 1996, Dillon #170 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Daire #4991, Dillon #791.
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 | Daire | Dillon |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #244 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daire and Dillon both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Daire
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #191 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 recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #40 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Dillon
Popularity journey
First recorded1980
First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1980–2025
Highest recorded position: #86 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1980–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys