Daragh vs Padraig
Daragh and Padraigcompared 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 Padraig #93 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Daragh was ranked #509 and Padraig #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2017, Daragh was ranked #3449 and Padraig #3996 among boys in England and Wales.
Daragh and Padraig over time
Daragh and Padraig appear together in 3 published lists, across 100 years of shared records. Padraig held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Daragh in 0.
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.
Padraig reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Daragh 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 Padraig changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2017, ending at #3449 and #3996.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 62 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Daragh and Padraig averaged 54.5 places apart, ending at #509 and #577.
- Longest-running competitions
Daragh and Padraig were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 62 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #509 and #577.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Daragh #1168 in 1996, Padraig #958 in 1998.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys62 shared years, 1964–2025
Daragh held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Padraig in 54.
Highest recorded here: Daragh #80 in 2001, Padraig #50 in 1987.
The order changed in 2024: Daragh moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #436 and #436; by 2024 that had become #520 and #655.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daragh #509, Padraig #577.
Northern Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 1998–2024
Daragh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Padraig in 20.
Highest recorded here: Daragh #188 in 2010, Padraig #61 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daragh #404, Padraig #93.
England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 1996–2017
Daragh held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Padraig in 15.
Highest recorded here: Daragh #1168 in 1996, Padraig #958 in 1998.
The order changed in 2017: Daragh moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #4747 and #3373; by 2017 that had become #3449 and #3996.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Daragh #3449, Padraig #3996.
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 | Padraig |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #577 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daragh and Padraig 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
Padraig
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #88 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: #50 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1987 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys