Darragh vs Scott
Darragh and Scottcompared 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 Scott #198 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Darragh was ranked #51 and Scott #239 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Darragh was ranked #218 and Scott #199 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Darragh was ranked #1402 and Scott #1025 among boys in England and Wales.
Darragh and Scott over time
Darragh and Scott appear together in 3 published lists, across 112 years of shared records. Darragh held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Scott 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.
Scott reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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.
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 #35 in 2007 as Scott fell out of it to #82, having been #49 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2007, Darragh moved ahead of Scott in Northern Ireland · Boys — #50 and #49 the year before became #35 and #82.
- Longest-running competitions
Darragh and Scott were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, ending at #19 and #198.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Darragh #522 in 1997, Scott #48 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys56 shared years, 1970–2025
Darragh held the stronger position in 56 of those years, Scott in 0.
Highest recorded here: Darragh #11 in 2019, Scott #42 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Darragh #19, Scott #198.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Darragh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Scott in 29.
Highest recorded here: Darragh #522 in 1997, Scott #48 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Darragh #1402, Scott #1025.
Northern Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2024
Darragh held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Scott in 9.
Highest recorded here: Darragh #22 in 2020, Scott #36 in 2004.
The order changed in 2007: Darragh moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #50 and #49; by 2007 that had become #35 and #82.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Darragh #51, Scott #239.
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 | Scott |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | An English/Scottish surname referring to a person from Scotland or a Scottish Gaelic speaker, from Latin 'Scoti' ('Gael, Gaelic speaker') — the ultimate origin of that Latin term is itself uncertain. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English/Scottish (surname origin) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈskɑt/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #19 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #198 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 74/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Scott has a recorded origin (English/Scottish (surname origin)); Darragh does not have one recorded yet.
- Darragh has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Scott.
- A meaning is recorded for Scott; 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
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
Scott
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #75 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1957–1999
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1973 (recorded 1957–1999).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #365 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys