Dara vs Darran
Dara and Darrancompared 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 1998, Dara was ranked #110 and Darran #369 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2017, Dara was ranked #1146 and Darran #4812 among boys in England and Wales.
Dara and Darran over time
Dara and Darran appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Dara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Darran in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Darran reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dara 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Dara and Darran changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1969 and 1998, ending at #110 and #369.
- Longest-running competitions
Dara and Darran were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 30 years, from 1969 to 1998, ending at #110 and #369.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys30 shared years, 1969–1998
Dara held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Darran in 7.
Highest recorded here: Dara #110 in 1998, Darran #132 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Dara #110, Darran #369.
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 | Dara | Darran |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #108 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4812 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dara and Darran both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Dara
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 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: #72 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Darran
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #291 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1969–1998
Highest recorded position: #132 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1969–1998).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #4812 among boys in England and Wales, in 2017.
England and Wales · Boys