Diarmuid
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DEER-mid
- Origin
- Irish
Big in Northern Ireland
Diarmuid is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Diarmuid mean?
Irish: Old Irish name, perhaps meaning without envy
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne was a hero of the Fianna whose elopement with Gráinne is a famous Irish legend.
Is Diarmuid a girl's or a boy's name?
Diarmuid is a boys' name.
How popular is Diarmuid in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 22 boys.
Half of all the boys named Diarmuid in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Diarmuid in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 2 | #6,166 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,167 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 22 | #953 |
| 2002 | 20 | #951 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,103 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,043 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Diarmuid
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Ryan Dylan Connor Regan Kian Aiden Owen Keelan Conall Keenan Brogan
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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, “Diarmuid: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/diarmuid, updated 20 October 2026.