Carragh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KA-ra
- Origin
- Irish
Carragh is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “friend”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Carragh mean?
Irish: spelling of Caragh; Irish-style spelling of Cara
“friend”
Caragh is also the name of a lake and river in County Kerry.
Meaning borrowed from Caragh.
Is Carragh a girl's or a boy's name?
Carragh is a girls' name.
How popular is Carragh in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Carragh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Carragh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 2 | #6,613 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
Names like Carragh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Caoimhe Caragh Keira Aoibheann Cassidy Teagan Eireann Raegan Bree Clodagh Cliodhna Caitlin
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Carragh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/carragh, updated 20 October 2026.