Daire: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin
Daire is an Irish boy's name meaning “fruitful, fertile.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Irish spelling
- Dáire
- Meaning
- Fruitful, fertile
- Gender
- Boy
- English forms
- Darragh, Daragh, Dara
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 88 for boys (2025)
How do you pronounce Daire?
Daire is pronounced DI-re. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first.
What does Daire mean?
Daire from “fruitful, fertile”. The Brown Bull of Cooley was owned by Daire Mac Fiachn a, and his refusal to sell his bull to Queen Maebh was part of the reason for the fight between the provinces of Ulster and Connacht. At present it is a very popular name in Ireland with all four spellings and it is often used as a girl’s name with the spellings Daire and Dara.
Daire in Irish legend
The Tain -Conor MacNessa ruled Ulster; Queen Maeve and her husband Ailill ruled in Connacht. One night Maeve and Ailill were boasting about their riches.
Read The TainHow popular is Daire in Ireland?
In 2025, 65 baby boys in Ireland were named Dáire, which made it No. 88 that year. Another 19 were registered as Daire. That's up from No. 100 ten years earlier. The records go back to 1964, when 6 baby boys were given the name.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | No. 88 (Dáire) |
| 2024 | 69 | No. 102 (Dáire) |
| 2023 | 76 | No. 115 (Dáire) |
| 2022 | 67 | No. 145 (Dáire) |
| 2021 | 58 | No. 162 (Dáire) |
| 2020 | 71 | No. 136 (Dáire) |
| 2019 | 65 | No. 164 (Daire) |
| 2018 | 57 | No. 180 (Dáire) |
| 2017 | 62 | No. 106 (Daire) |
| 2016 | 59 | No. 116 (Daire) |
| 2015 | 71 | No. 100 (Daire) |
| 2014 | 64 | No. 114 (Daire) |
| 2013 | 56 | No. 120 (Daire) |
| 2012 | 72 | No. 102 (Daire) |
| 2011 | 66 | No. 112 (Daire) |
| 2010 | 73 | No. 100 (Daire) |
| 2009 | 70 | No. 108 (Daire) |
| 2008 | 73 | No. 105 (Daire) |
| 2007 | 52 | No. 123 (Daire) |
| 2006 | 63 | No. 98 (Daire) |
| 2005 | 66 | No. 96 (Daire) |
| 2004 | 63 | No. 95 (Daire) |
| 2003 | 59 | No. 92 (Daire) |
| 2002 | 41 | No. 112 (Daire) |
| 2001 | 50 | No. 98 (Daire) |
| 2000 | 45 | No. 105 (Daire) |
| 1999 | 32 | No. 123 (Daire) |
| 1998 | 38 | No. 108 (Daire) |
| 1997 | 67 | No. 88 (Daire) |
| 1996 | 61 | No. 94 (Daire) |
| 1995 | 32 | No. 132 (Daire) |
| 1994 | 35 | No. 126 (Daire) |
| 1993 | 29 | No. 132 (Daire) |
| 1992 | 39 | No. 121 (Daire) |
| 1991 | 25 | No. 146 (Daire) |
| 1990 | 27 | No. 144 (Daire) |
| 1989 | 22 | No. 151 (Daire) |
| 1988 | 28 | No. 136 (Daire) |
| 1987 | 18 | No. 160 (Daire) |
| 1986 | 25 | No. 142 (Daire) |
| 1985 | 16 | No. 163 (Daire) |
| 1984 | 20 | No. 153 (Daire) |
| 1983 | 11 | No. 198 (Daire) |
| 1982 | 21 | No. 155 (Daire) |
| 1981 | 31 | No. 133 (Daire) |
| 1980 | 16 | No. 179 (Daire) |
| 1979 | 17 | No. 166 (Daire) |
| 1978 | 13 | No. 184 (Daire) |
| 1977 | 20 | No. 153 (Daire) |
| 1976 | 14 | No. 186 (Daire) |
| 1975 | 15 | No. 177 (Daire) |
| 1974 | 7 | No. 240 (Daire) |
| 1973 | 9 | No. 215 (Daire) |
| 1972 | 5 | No. 254 (Daire) |
| 1971 | 7 | No. 233 (Daire) |
| 1970 | 6 | No. 235 (Daire) |
| 1969 | 4 | No. 270 (Daire) |
| 1967 | 4 | No. 245 (Daire) |
| 1965 | 5 | No. 207 (Daire) |
| 1964 | 6 | No. 191 (Daire) |
Daire in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Daire, letter by letter.
- DDair, oak
- AAilm, pine
- IIodhadh, yew
- RRuis, elder
- EEadhadh, aspen
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Names that go with Daire
Questions about Daire
- How do you pronounce Daire?
- Daire is pronounced DI-re. Two syllables, stress on the first. There's a short video above where you can hear it said.
- What does Daire mean?
- Daire means “fruitful, fertile.”
- Is Daire a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Daire is a boy's name.
- How do you spell Daire in Irish?
- In Irish it's spelled Dáire. That's the spelling most parents in Ireland now register, according to the Central Statistics Office.
- What is Daire in English?
- The English forms of Daire are Darragh, Daragh and Dara.
- How popular is Daire in Ireland?
- In 2025, Dáire was No. 88 for boys in Ireland, with 65 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. That's the highest it has ever ranked.