Daithi
Boy · DAH-hee · Irish
Big in Northern Ireland
Daithi is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 644th for boys in the UK (64 babies).
What does Daithi mean?
Irish: Irish Dáithí, perhaps from a word for swiftness; also used for David
Dáithí was a legendary early king of Ireland said to have been killed by lightning in the Alps.
- Say it
- DAH-hee
Is Daithi a girl's or a boy's name?
Daithi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 64 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Daithi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #644among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 64about 1 in 4,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 64 boys in the UK were named Daithi, making it the 644th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 601st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 89 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Daithi than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Daithi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales and 28th in Northern Ireland.
Daithi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | #644 |
| 2024 | 88 | #504 |
| 2023 | 89 | #500 |
| 2022 | 66 | #624 |
| 2021 | 87 | #513 |
| 2020 | 68 | #601 |
| 2019 | 69 | #601 |
| 2018 | 69 | #594 |
| 2017 | 62 | #648 |
| 2016 | 61 | #648 |
| 2015 | 45 | #790 |
| 2014 | 34 | #948 |
| 2013 | 42 | #823 |
| 2012 | 30 | #1,030 |
| 2011 | 34 | #929 |
| 2010 | 36 | #883 |
| 2009 | 26 | #1,086 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
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