Daire
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAH-ra
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #687 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,442 for boys
Big in Northern Ireland
Daire is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “fruitful, fertile”. In 2025 it ranked 687th for boys in the UK (58 babies) and 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Daire mean?
Irish: Irish Dáire
“fruitful, fertile”
Dáire is a name that appears often in early Irish legend and genealogy.
Is Daire a girl's or a boy's name?
Daire is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 58 boys in the UK and 13 boys in the US.
How popular is Daire in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #687among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 58about 1 in 5,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 58 boys in the UK were named Daire, making it the 687th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 842nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 68 boys. 8 girls were also named Daire in 2025 (3,101st for girls).
Half of all the boys named Daire in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 50% of the babies named Daire in the UK in 1996, and 12% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales, 762nd in Scotland and 36th in Northern Ireland.
Daire in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | #687 |
| 2024 | 47 | #790 |
| 2023 | 43 | #827 |
| 2022 | 52 | #722 |
| 2021 | 59 | #681 |
| 2020 | 40 | #842 |
| 2019 | 56 | #679 |
| 2018 | 68 | #605 |
| 2017 | 53 | #727 |
| 2016 | 46 | #788 |
| 2015 | 29 | #1,064 |
| 2014 | 43 | #807 |
| 2013 | 30 | #1,017 |
| 2012 | 43 | #815 |
| 2011 | 31 | #993 |
| 2010 | 30 | #1,019 |
| 2009 | 34 | #900 |
| 2008 | 48 | #701 |
| 2007 | 35 | #843 |
| 2006 | 31 | #880 |
| 2005 | 34 | #796 |
| 2004 | 30 | #807 |
| 2003 | 27 | #828 |
| 2002 | 31 | #692 |
| 2001 | 21 | #871 |
| 2000 | 25 | #763 |
| 1999 | 23 | #782 |
| 1998 | 18 | #906 |
| 1997 | 25 | #716 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Daire in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Daire, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,416th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
2025 had fewer boys named Daire than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Daire in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Daire in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 27 | #3,984 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,109 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,416 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
Names like Daire
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Darragh Ronan Conan Kian Declan Kayden Callan Rowan Aiden Brody Lochlan
Names related to Daire
More Irish names
Oscar Rory Maeve Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Casey Kennedy Lennon Cillian Kevin Sloane
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Daire: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/daire, updated 20 October 2026.