Daragh vs Gerrard
Daragh and Gerrardcompared 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 1989, Daragh was ranked #114 and Gerrard #307 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Daragh was ranked #5137 and Gerrard #3684 among boys in England and Wales.
Daragh and Gerrard over time
Daragh and Gerrard appear together in 2 published lists, across 28 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1967, Daragh moved ahead of Gerrard in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #181 and #181 the year before became #176 and #265.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Daragh and Gerrard changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #5137 and #3684.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 1996–2025
Daragh held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Gerrard in 8.
Highest recorded here: Daragh #1168 in 1996, Gerrard #748 in 2006.
The order changed in 2025: Gerrard moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #3449 and #3996; by 2025 that had become #5137 and #3684.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daragh #5137, Gerrard #3684.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 1964–1989
Daragh held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Gerrard in 0.
Highest recorded here: Daragh #99 in 1973, Gerrard #181 in 1964.
The order changed in 1967: Daragh moved ahead. In 1966 they stood at #181 and #181; by 1967 that had become #176 and #265.
Most recent shared year, 1989: Daragh #114, Gerrard #307.
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 | Gerrard |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3684 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 80/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daragh and Gerrard both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Gerrard
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 recorded1964–1989
Highest recorded position: #181 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1989).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys