Pronunciation
Ca-ra
Meaning
Friend
Alternate spellings
Cara
Fun fact
Caragh is another spelling of Cara, which means friend in Irish. You'll hear a chara at the beginning of an Irish letter, meaning my friend or dear. Such a sweet meaning for a baby's name!
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Caragh, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
2025 ranking#80Among girl names
Babies named in 202561With this spelling
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #80 |
| 2024 | 48 | #98 |
| 2023 | 47 | #108 |
| 2022 | 47 | #113 |
| 2021 | 40 | #130 |
| 2020 | 38 | #132 |
| 2019 | 30 | #171 |
| 2018 | 25 | #200 |
| 2017 | 23 | #219 |
| 2016 | 27 | #187 |
| 2015 | 19 | #264 |
| 2014 | 22 | #229 |
| 2013 | 20 | #254 |
| 2012 | 24 | #225 |
| 2011 | 19 | #266 |
| 2010 | 22 | #245 |
| 2009 | 24 | #224 |
| 2008 | 23 | #237 |
| 2007 | 22 | #222 |
| 2006 | 25 | #186 |
| 2005 | 7 | #424 |
| 2004 | 16 | #235 |
| 2003 | 19 | #200 |
| 2002 | 14 | #254 |
| 2001 | 7 | #369 |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | 8 | #294 |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | 3 | #576 |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | 4 | #451 |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | 4 | #448 |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | 5 | #407 |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | 5 | #422 |
| 1985 | 4 | #456 |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | 5 | #438 |
| 1982 | 6 | #399 |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | 5 | #432 |
| 1979 | 6 | #391 |
| 1978 | 3 | #522 |
| 1977 | 6 | #391 |
| 1976 | 5 | #392 |
| 1975 | 5 | #406 |
| 1974 | 17 | #245 |
| 1973 | 8 | #331 |
| 1972 | 3 | #471 |
| 1971 | 3 | #466 |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.
