Darragh vs Prince

Darragh and Princecompared 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 2020, Darragh was ranked #12 and Prince #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Darragh was ranked #218 and Prince #619 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Darragh was ranked #1402 and Prince #545 among boys in England and Wales.

Darragh and Prince over time

Darragh and Prince appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Darragh held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Prince in 24.
Highest recorded here: Darragh #522 in 1997, Prince #398 in 2004.
The order changed in 1998: Prince moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #522 and #788; by 1998 that had become #761 and #629.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Darragh #1402, Prince #545.
Republic of Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 2001–2020
Darragh held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Prince in 0.
Highest recorded here: Darragh #12 in 2020, Prince #273 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Darragh #12, Prince #741.

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.

Darragh vs Colin
In 1997 they stood at #88 and #96 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2021 they were #20 and #433.
Darragh · Colin · 21 shared years, 1997–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2021 Northern Ireland ranking
Darragh vs Barry
In 1997 they stood at #88 and #90 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 2 places apart; by 2022 they were #26 and #414.
Darragh · Barry · 21 shared years, 1997–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2022 Northern Ireland ranking
George vs Darragh
Over 61 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Darragh rose about as far as George fell — from #56 and #222 in 1965 to #112 and #19 in 2025.
George · Darragh · 61 shared years, 1965–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Darragh vs Jonathan
Over 61 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Darragh rose about as far as Jonathan fell — from #222 and #137 in 1965 to #19 and #223 in 2025.
Darragh · Jonathan · 61 shared years, 1965–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Darragh, Prince
Field	Darragh	Prince
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	GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #19 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #545 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	74/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Darragh and Prince both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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

Prince

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #755 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2001–2020
Highest recorded position: #273 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 2001–2020).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #545 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys