Dara in Irish: Daire
The Irish form of Dara is Daire, a 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 form
- Daire
- Meaning
- Fruitful, fertile
- Gender
- Boy
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 108 for boys (2025)
How do you say Dara in Irish?
Dara in Irish is Daire, pronounced DI-re. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first.
What does Daire mean?
Daire means “fruitful, fertile.” Dara is one of the English forms of the name.
Read more about Daire: its meaning, origin and stories
How popular is Dara in Ireland?
In 2025, 52 baby boys in Ireland were named Dara, which made it No. 108 that year. That's down from No. 76 ten years earlier. It was most popular in 2010, when 109 baby boys were named Dara, No. 72 that year. The most babies got the name in 2011: 111. The records go back to 1964, when 10 baby boys were given the name.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | No. 108 |
| 2024 | 52 | No. 106 |
| 2023 | 60 | No. 96 |
| 2022 | 58 | No. 106 |
| 2021 | 53 | No. 121 |
| 2020 | 49 | No. 124 |
| 2019 | 79 | No. 86 |
| 2018 | 67 | No. 100 |
| 2017 | 78 | No. 92 |
| 2016 | 71 | No. 98 |
| 2015 | 102 | No. 76 |
| 2014 | 99 | No. 80 |
| 2013 | 106 | No. 75 |
| 2012 | 94 | No. 86 |
| 2011 | 111 | No. 73 |
| 2010 | 109 | No. 72 |
| 2009 | 106 | No. 76 |
| 2008 | 99 | No. 81 |
| 2007 | 93 | No. 80 |
| 2006 | 86 | No. 77 |
| 2005 | 78 | No. 81 |
| 2004 | 80 | No. 81 |
| 2003 | 70 | No. 86 |
| 2002 | 51 | No. 97 |
| 2001 | 59 | No. 90 |
| 2000 | 49 | No. 100 |
| 1999 | 31 | No. 124 |
| 1998 | 37 | No. 110 |
| 1997 | 38 | No. 121 |
| 1996 | 43 | No. 115 |
| 1995 | 29 | No. 137 |
| 1994 | 30 | No. 131 |
| 1993 | 14 | No. 184 |
| 1992 | 22 | No. 154 |
| 1991 | 26 | No. 143 |
| 1990 | 29 | No. 139 |
| 1989 | 25 | No. 143 |
| 1988 | 30 | No. 133 |
| 1987 | 18 | No. 160 |
| 1986 | 21 | No. 149 |
| 1985 | 25 | No. 142 |
| 1984 | 17 | No. 160 |
| 1983 | 28 | No. 136 |
| 1982 | 22 | No. 150 |
| 1981 | 19 | No. 165 |
| 1980 | 21 | No. 157 |
| 1979 | 29 | No. 133 |
| 1978 | 19 | No. 161 |
| 1977 | 26 | No. 138 |
| 1976 | 34 | No. 126 |
| 1975 | 38 | No. 117 |
| 1974 | 29 | No. 128 |
| 1973 | 38 | No. 120 |
| 1972 | 37 | No. 118 |
| 1971 | 32 | No. 120 |
| 1970 | 32 | No. 114 |
| 1969 | 23 | No. 130 |
| 1968 | 33 | No. 103 |
| 1967 | 26 | No. 110 |
| 1966 | 5 | No. 219 |
| 1965 | 16 | No. 129 |
| 1964 | 10 | No. 155 |
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
Write any name in Ogham with our Ogham translator
Names that go with Dara
Questions about Dara
- What is Dara in Irish?
- The Irish form of Dara is Daire, pronounced DI-re. Daire means “fruitful, fertile.”
- 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.
- Is Dara a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Dara is a boy's name.
- How popular is Dara in Ireland?
- In 2025, Dara was No. 108 for boys in Ireland, with 52 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. It was most popular in 2010, at No. 72.