Daragh vs Diarmuid
Daragh and Diarmuidcompared 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, Daragh was ranked #509 and Diarmuid #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Daragh was ranked #404 and Diarmuid #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2009, Daragh was ranked #3744 and Diarmuid #4527 among boys in England and Wales.
Daragh and Diarmuid over time
Daragh and Diarmuid appear together in 3 published lists, across 89 years of shared records. Diarmuid held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Daragh in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Daragh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Diarmuid 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Daragh and Diarmuid changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2009, ending at #3744 and #4527.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 62 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Daragh and Diarmuid averaged 48.9 places apart, ending at #509 and #272.
- Longest-running competitions
Daragh and Diarmuid were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 62 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #509 and #272.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Daragh #80 in 2001, Diarmuid #77 in 2002.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys62 shared years, 1964–2025
Daragh held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Diarmuid in 51.
Highest recorded here: Daragh #80 in 2001, Diarmuid #77 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daragh #509, Diarmuid #272.
Northern Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 1998–2024
Daragh held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Diarmuid in 9.
Highest recorded here: Daragh #188 in 2010, Diarmuid #144 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daragh #404, Diarmuid #404.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 1996–2009
Daragh held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Diarmuid in 3.
Highest recorded here: Daragh #1168 in 1996, Diarmuid #1411 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Daragh #3744, Diarmuid #4527.
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 | Daragh | Diarmuid |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #272 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 80/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daragh and Diarmuid both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
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
Diarmuid
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #109 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: #77 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys