Daragh vs Josh
Daragh and Joshcompared 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 2024, Daragh was ranked #404 and Josh #177 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Daragh was ranked #509 and Josh #188 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Daragh was ranked #4270 and Josh #857 among boys in England and Wales.
Daragh and Josh over time
Daragh and Josh appear together in 3 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Josh held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Daragh in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Daragh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Josh 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2002, Josh moved ahead of Daragh in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #80 and #81 the year before became #95 and #62.
- Longest-running competitions
Daragh and Josh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 36 years, from 1989 to 2025, ending at #509 and #188.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Daragh #80 in 2001, Josh #56 in 2003.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys36 shared years, 1989–2025
Daragh held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Josh in 24.
Highest recorded here: Daragh #80 in 2001, Josh #56 in 2003.
The order changed in 2002: Josh moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #80 and #81; by 2002 that had become #95 and #62.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daragh #509, Josh #188.
Northern Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 1998–2024
Daragh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Josh in 20.
Highest recorded here: Daragh #188 in 2010, Josh #54 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daragh #404, Josh #177.
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1996–2024
Daragh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Josh in 19.
Highest recorded here: Daragh #1168 in 1996, Josh #84 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daragh #4270, Josh #857.
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 | Josh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 #509 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #188 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 80/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daragh has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Josh.
- 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
Josh
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #278 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1989 — 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: #38 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #188 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys