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Darragh vs Dylan

Darragh and Dylancompared 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 Dylan #69 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Darragh was ranked #51 and Dylan #154 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Darragh was ranked #1307 and Dylan #72 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Darragh was ranked #218 and Dylan #104 among boys in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2021, Darragh was ranked #5581 and Dylan #1454 among girls in England and Wales.

Darragh and Dylan over time

Darragh and Dylan appear together in 3 published lists, across 113 years of shared records. Dylan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Darragh in 1.

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.

Dylan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Darragh 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 took the other's place near the top

    In Northern Ireland · Boys, Darragh moved into the top 50 at #31 in 2019 as Dylan fell out of it to #51, having been #41 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2019, Darragh moved ahead of Dylan in Northern Ireland · Boys — #49 and #41 the year before became #31 and #51.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Darragh and Dylan changed places 5 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #51 and #154.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Darragh and Dylan averaged 40.2 places apart, ending at #51 and #154.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Darragh and Dylan were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1307 and #72.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys55 shared years, 1969–2025

    Darragh held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Dylan in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Darragh #11 in 2019, Dylan #7 in 1998.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Darragh #19, Dylan #69.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Darragh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Dylan in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Darragh #522 in 1997, Dylan #16 in 2010.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Darragh #1307, Dylan #72.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Darragh held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Dylan in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Darragh #20 in 2021, Dylan #7 in 2001.

    The order changed in 2019: Darragh moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #49 and #41; by 2019 that had become #31 and #51.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Darragh #51, Dylan #154.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Darragh

Pairs where Darragh shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Dylan

Pairs where Dylan shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Northern Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Darragh, Dylan
FieldDarraghDylan
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedTraditionally associated with the sea/tide — popularly glossed as 'great tide' or 'born from the sea', reflecting the mythological figure's role. Some scholars theorise the figure may reflect an earlier, otherwise unattested Celtic sea god — treat as a proposed origin, not settled fact.
OriginNot yet recordedWelsh
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈdɪlən/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #19 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #69 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)74/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Dylan has a recorded origin (Welsh); Darragh does not have one recorded yet.
  • Darragh and Dylan both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Dylan; Darragh doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Darragh

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1965–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 1965–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1307 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Dylan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1969

    First recorded at #246 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1980–2020

    Highest recorded position: #7 among boys in New Zealand, in 1992 (recorded 1980–2020).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls