Daragh vs Reece
Daragh and Reececompared 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 Reece #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Daragh was ranked #404 and Reece #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Daragh was ranked #4270 and Reece #592 among boys in England and Wales.
Daragh and Reece over time
Daragh and Reece appear together in 3 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Reece held the stronger position in more years in 2 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.
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 2010, Reece moved ahead of Daragh in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #99 and #143 the year before became #159 and #114.
- Longest-running competitions
Daragh and Reece were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, ending at #509 and #402.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Daragh #80 in 2001, Reece #82 in 2001.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys35 shared years, 1991–2025
Daragh held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Reece in 16.
Highest recorded here: Daragh #80 in 2001, Reece #82 in 2001.
The order changed in 2010: Reece moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #99 and #143; by 2010 that had become #159 and #114.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daragh #509, Reece #402.
Northern Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 1998–2024
Daragh held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Reece in 18.
Highest recorded here: Daragh #188 in 2010, Reece #38 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daragh #404, Reece #404.
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1996–2024
Daragh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Reece in 19.
Highest recorded here: Daragh #1168 in 1996, Reece #40 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daragh #4270, Reece #592.
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 | Reece |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 80/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daragh and Reece 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
Reece
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #95 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #38 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys