Darragh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DA-ra
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #472 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
- Style
- Big in Scotland, big in Northern Ireland
Darragh is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “oak”. In 2025 it ranked 472nd for boys in the UK (91 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Darragh mean?
Irish: from Irish dair, oak
“oak”
An Irish name from dair, oak, related to Dara.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Darragh a girl's or a boy's name?
Darragh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 91 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Darragh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 472nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 91 about 1 in 3,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 91 boys in the UK were named Darragh, making it the 472nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 415th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 136 boys. 3 girls were also named Darragh in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Darragh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 100 boys in the UK were given Darragh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #442, up from #472 for this spelling alone.
- Darragh 91
- Daragh 9
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales, 253rd in Scotland and 32nd in Northern Ireland.
Darragh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91 | #472 |
| 2024 | 84 | #521 |
| 2023 | 103 | #437 |
| 2022 | 116 | #407 |
| 2021 | 126 | #392 |
| 2020 | 114 | #415 |
| 2019 | 113 | #426 |
| 2018 | 83 | #523 |
| 2017 | 108 | #443 |
| 2016 | 107 | #437 |
| 2015 | 121 | #394 |
| 2014 | 113 | #409 |
| 2013 | 122 | #378 |
| 2012 | 125 | #385 |
| 2011 | 91 | #465 |
| 2010 | 106 | #411 |
| 2009 | 108 | #402 |
| 2008 | 111 | #378 |
| 2007 | 136 | #315 |
| 2006 | 96 | #396 |
| 2005 | 105 | #335 |
| 2004 | 85 | #378 |
| 2003 | 78 | #382 |
| 2002 | 59 | #430 |
| 2001 | 62 | #419 |
| 2000 | 67 | #391 |
| 1999 | 51 | #475 |
| 1998 | 50 | #467 |
| 1997 | 69 | #379 |
| 1996 | 27 | #645 |
How popular is Darragh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,239th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Darragh, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
2025 had fewer boys named Darragh than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Darragh in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Darragh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
Names like Darragh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Aiden, Kayden, Ronan, Brody, Declan, Kian, Conan, Caelan, Kody, Keegan, Brayden
Other spellings of Darragh
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian
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, “Darragh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/darragh, updated 20 October 2026.