Darragh vs Dion
Darragh and Dioncompared 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, Darragh was ranked #19 and Dion #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2013, Darragh was ranked #29 and Dion #398 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2001, Darragh was ranked #606 and Dion #606 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Darragh was ranked #1402 and Dion #651 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Darragh was ranked #5581 and Dion #5581 among girls in England and Wales.
Darragh and Dion over time
Darragh and Dion appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Darragh and Dion were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 32 years, from 1992 to 2025, ending at #19 and #577.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Darragh #522 in 1997, Dion #271 in 1999.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys32 shared years, 1992–2025
Darragh held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Dion in 0.
Highest recorded here: Darragh #11 in 2019, Dion #144 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Darragh #19, Dion #577.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Darragh held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Dion in 28.
Highest recorded here: Darragh #522 in 1997, Dion #271 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Darragh #1402, Dion #651.
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 | Darragh | Dion |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #19 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 74/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Darragh has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Dion.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Darragh
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Dion
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #93 among boys in New Zealand in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1967–1984
Highest recorded position: #50 among boys in New Zealand, in 1974 (recorded 1967–1984).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys