Diarmuid
Say it: DEER-mid
BoyIrishMythology8 letters2 syllables
#272
in Ireland (2025)
#264 with spellings combined
16
babies in 2025
#77
best rank (2002)
3,235
babies since 1964
Down 134
10-year rank change
Diarmuid through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #264 |
| 2024 | 15 | #269 |
| 2023 | 15 | #280 |
| 2022 | 18 | #252 |
| 2021 | 33 | #167 |
| 2020 | 20 | #237 |
| 2019 | 26 | #202 |
| 2018 | 36 | #164 |
| 2017 | 47 | #133 |
| 2016 | 38 | #162 |
| 2015 | 47 | #130 |
| 2014 | 37 | #171 |
| 2013 | 40 | #161 |
| 2012 | 47 | #148 |
| 2011 | 49 | #143 |
| 2010 | 67 | #110 |
| 2009 | 43 | #152 |
| 2008 | 80 | #97 |
| 2007 | 85 | #82 |
| 2006 | 69 | #91 |
| 2005 | 84 | #77 |
| 2004 | 68 | #87 |
| 2003 | 56 | #97 |
| 2002 | 75 | #77 |
| 2001 | 67 | #83 |
| 2000 | 62 | #84 |
| 1999 | 51 | #94 |
| 1998 | 41 | #101 |
| 1997 | 49 | #103 |
| 1996 | 63 | #91 |
| 1995 | 55 | #98 |
| 1994 | 58 | #94 |
| 1993 | 70 | #87 |
| 1992 | 52 | #104 |
| 1991 | 46 | #108 |
| 1990 | 56 | #97 |
| 1989 | 46 | #103 |
| 1988 | 59 | #89 |
| 1987 | 68 | #84 |
| 1986 | 69 | #87 |
| 1985 | 59 | #95 |
| 1984 | 63 | #91 |
| 1983 | 74 | #83 |
| 1982 | 75 | #85 |
| 1981 | 61 | #99 |
| 1980 | 69 | #95 |
| 1979 | 51 | #110 |
| 1978 | 58 | #108 |
| 1977 | 72 | #91 |
| 1976 | 62 | #102 |
| 1975 | 52 | #105 |
| 1974 | 57 | #101 |
| 1973 | 49 | #105 |
| 1972 | 69 | #94 |
| 1971 | 68 | #96 |
| 1970 | 41 | #105 |
| 1969 | 31 | #111 |
| 1968 | 49 | #91 |
| 1967 | 42 | #93 |
| 1966 | 46 | #91 |
| 1965 | 39 | #94 |
| 1964 | 25 | #109 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Diarmuid mean?
Uncertain, perhaps "without envy"
Irish, from Old Irish Diarmait, possibly from dí (without) and a word for envy or injunction.
Say it right
DEERmid
Some say DEER-mud. Diarmaid is another Irish spelling, and Dermot the usual English form.
Not:dee-AR-mid
The story of Diarmuid
Diarmuid comes from the Old Irish Diarmait. Its meaning is disputed. One suggestion takes it from dí, without, and a word meaning either envy or injunction, so “without envy” is often given, but this is far from certain. In English it has long been written Dermot, and at one time it was also swapped for Jeremiah or Jeremy, which are not related.
The best-known bearer is Diarmuid Ua Duibhne of the Fianna, fostered by Aengus Óg. A mysterious girl marked him with a love spot, the ball seirce, that made women fall for him at a glance. When Gráinne ran away with him from her betrothal to Fionn mac Cumhaill, Fionn chased them for years. In the end Diarmuid was gored by a boar on Benbulben, and Fionn, who could heal him with water from his hands, let it slip through his fingers. Real kings bore the name too, among them Diarmait Mac Murchada of Leinster.
In the CSO records it had the most babies in 2007, with 85 boys, and its best rank was number 77 in 2002. The CSO counts Diarmaid and Dermot separately.
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Sources
- Wikipedia: Diarmaid
- Wikipedia: Diarmuid Ua Duibhne
- CSO VSA50, Boys Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
At a glance
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| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Diarmuid | 16 | 3,235 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #143 (2003); 176 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.