Darragh vs Flannan
Darragh and Flannancompared 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 1981, Darragh was ranked #77 and Flannan #322 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Darragh and Flannan over time
Darragh and Flannan appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Darragh held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Flannan 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.
Flannan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Darragh in none. 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 1966–1981
Darragh held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Flannan in 1.
Highest recorded here: Darragh #77 in 1981, Flannan #229 in 1966.
The order changed in 1967: Darragh moved ahead. In 1966 they stood at #256 and #229; by 1967 that had become #208 and #245.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Darragh #77, Flannan #322.
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 | Flannan |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #19 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #322 (1981) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 74/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Darragh and Flannan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Flannan
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #214 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 recorded1964–1981
Highest recorded position: #214 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1981).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1981
Most recently recorded at #322 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1981.
Republic of Ireland · Boys