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“descendant of Dubhdarach”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Darragh is a masculine given name documented in English and Irish. English Wiktionary traces it to Irish Ó Dubhdarach, with the stated meaning “descendant of Dubhdarach”.
Meaning: “descendant of Dubhdarach”
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhdarach (“descendant of Dubhdarach”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and darach, genitive of dair (“oak”).
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 9 boys (rank 8243). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1964–2025 Spelling: Darragh
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Source: Central Statistics Office · Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | 4 | 222 | observed |
| 1966 | 3 | 256 | observed |
| 1967 | 6 | 208 | observed |
| 1968 | 20 | 127 | observed |
| 1969 | 25 | 125 | observed |
| 1970 | 24 | 135 | observed |
| 1971 | 32 | 120 | observed |
| 1972 | 47 | 108 | observed |
| 1973 | 48 | 106 | observed |
| 1974 | 43 | 110 | observed |
| 1975 | 59 | 102 | observed |
| 1976 | 82 | 87 | observed |
| 1977 | 72 | 91 | observed |
| 1978 | 80 | 85 | observed |
| 1979 | 98 | 79 | observed |
| 1980 | 76 | 87 | observed |
| 1981 | 108 | 77 | observed |
| 1982 | 116 | 71 | observed |
| 1983 | 98 | 74 | observed |
| 1984 | 100 | 72 | observed |
| 1985 | 97 | 75 | observed |
| 1986 | 106 | 71 | observed |
| 1987 | 127 | 58 | observed |
| 1988 | 147 | 50 | observed |
| 1989 | 161 | 48 | observed |
| 1990 | 210 | 38 | observed |
| 1991 | 214 | 39 | observed |
| 1992 | 220 | 36 | observed |
| 1993 | 191 | 42 | observed |
| 1994 | 218 | 38 | observed |
| 1995 | 236 | 34 | observed |
| 1996 | 281 | 29 | observed |
| 1997 | 295 | 29 | observed |
| 1998 | 211 | 28 | observed |
| 1999 | 237 | 29 | observed |
| 2000 | 245 | 29 | observed |
| 2001 | 298 | 21 | observed |
| 2002 | 310 | 24 | observed |
| 2003 | 356 | 15 | observed |
| 2004 | 414 | 15 | observed |
| 2005 | 377 | 20 | observed |
| 2006 | 429 | 15 | observed |
| 2007 | 472 | 13 | observed |
| 2008 | 458 | 15 | observed |
| 2009 | 465 | 14 | observed |
| 2010 | 409 | 16 | observed |
| 2011 | 401 | 19 | observed |
| 2012 | 389 | 20 | observed |
| 2013 | 365 | 18 | observed |
| 2014 | 347 | 21 | observed |
| 2015 | 302 | 21 | observed |
| 2016 | 322 | 16 | observed |
| 2017 | 300 | 17 | observed |
| 2018 | 277 | 21 | observed |
| 2019 | 315 | 11 | observed |
| 2020 | 299 | 12 | observed |
| 2021 | 273 | 17 | observed |
| 2022 | 245 | 17 | observed |
| 2023 | 195 | 26 | observed |
| 2024 | 184 | 26 | observed |
| 2025 | 205 | 19 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Darragh” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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