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Darra

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Darra: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Trend unknown

among boys in Northern Ireland · 2012

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 2012 to 2012, ranging from #403 to #403.2012#403#403
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2012#403

VerifiedSource: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names.Confidence: high.

See all Northern Ireland names · Source: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names

What the data shows

Trend unknownNorthern Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 5 of the 22 years from 1977 to 1998.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1977–2012 · NISRA. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1977

    First recorded at #333 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1977–1998

    Highest recorded position: #271 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1988 (recorded 1977–1998).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent1998

    Most recently recorded at #369 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1977 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #271 in Republic of Ireland in 1988.

Darra's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2012Northern Irelandmale#4033HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#3693HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#3693HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandmale#2714HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#2834HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#3333HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Darra is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Darra, between 1977 and 2012, in 6 of those 36 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1988Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: highest position in 201219772012
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1977–19985#271 in 1988
Northern Ireland20121#403 in 2012

Its high point came 24 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1988) than in Northern Ireland (2012).

No registrar recorded it for 13 years after 1998; it appears again in 2012.

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What is known about Darra

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1977–2012.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1977 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #271 in Republic of Ireland in 1988. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.