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Old Irish roots · meaning uncertain
/ˈdʲɛɾˠəmˠədʲ/ · Irish (Ulster)
01 / Meaning & origin
Diarmaid is a masculine given name documented in English and Irish. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Irish dí-.
2 source accounts
From Old Irish Diarmait; anterior etymology unknown. Possibly from Old Irish dí- (“un-, dis-”) + airmit (“injunction”) (compare áirigh (“to reckon, count”)) or format (“envy”).
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02 / Across borders
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Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1964–2025 Spelling: Diarmaid
Recorded category boys
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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 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | 4 | 270 | observed |
| 1970 | 5 | 251 | observed |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | 6 | 238 | observed |
| 1973 | 7 | 238 | observed |
| 1974 | 6 | 251 | observed |
| 1975 | 14 | 186 | observed |
| 1976 | 12 | 198 | observed |
| 1977 | 16 | 173 | observed |
| 1978 | 12 | 188 | observed |
| 1979 | 5 | 269 | observed |
| 1980 | 15 | 184 | observed |
| 1981 | 17 | 170 | observed |
| 1982 | 25 | 144 | observed |
| 1983 | 25 | 143 | observed |
| 1984 | 18 | 156 | observed |
| 1985 | 25 | 142 | observed |
| 1986 | 18 | 158 | observed |
| 1987 | 20 | 152 | observed |
| 1988 | 18 | 154 | observed |
| 1989 | 22 | 151 | observed |
| 1990 | 26 | 148 | observed |
| 1991 | 18 | 162 | observed |
| 1992 | 17 | 170 | observed |
| 1993 | 21 | 160 | observed |
| 1994 | 25 | 143 | observed |
| 1995 | 16 | 168 | observed |
| 1996 | 16 | 180 | observed |
| 1997 | 12 | 209 | observed |
| 1998 | 4 | 324 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | 4 | 347 | observed |
| 2002 | 4 | 393 | observed |
| 2003 | 7 | 305 | observed |
| 2004 | 10 | 263 | observed |
| 2005 | 11 | 254 | observed |
| 2006 | 7 | 354 | observed |
| 2007 | 8 | 374 | observed |
| 2008 | 11 | 346 | observed |
| 2009 | 10 | 366 | observed |
| 2010 | 6 | 491 | observed |
| 2011 | 9 | 407 | observed |
| 2012 | 8 | 430 | observed |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | 8 | 428 | observed |
| 2015 | 5 | 554 | observed |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 3 | 749 | observed |
| 2019 | 3 | 764 | observed |
| 2020 | 5 | 556 | observed |
| 2021 | 3 | 755 | observed |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | 3 | 785 | observed |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Diarmaid” 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.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
DIARMAID— “freeman”
The Anglicizing Irish took David as the synonym of Dathi (far darting); and Diarmaid (a freeman); and the Danes made it serve for Dagfinn (day white).[17]
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part I, Chapter III (Israelite Names), Section VI (David) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
British historian
King of Leinster in Ireland
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
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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
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