Darragh vs Jonah
Darragh and Jonahcompared 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 Jonah #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Darragh was ranked #51 and Jonah #48 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Darragh was ranked #1402 and Jonah #145 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Darragh was ranked #218 and Jonah #209 among boys in Scotland.
Darragh and Jonah over time
Darragh and Jonah appear together in 3 published lists, across 82 years of shared records. Darragh held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jonah in 1.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Darragh #20 in 2021, Jonah #23 in 2021.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Darragh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jonah in 29.
Highest recorded here: Darragh #522 in 1997, Jonah #133 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Darragh #1402, Jonah #145.
Republic of Ireland · Boys29 shared years, 1992–2025
Darragh held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Jonah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Darragh #11 in 2019, Jonah #135 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Darragh #19, Jonah #223.
Northern Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 1999–2024
Darragh held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Jonah in 1.
Highest recorded here: Darragh #20 in 2021, Jonah #23 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Darragh #51, Jonah #48.
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 | Jonah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #19 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 74/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Darragh and Jonah both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Jonah
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #253 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys