Pronunciation
Daw-hee / Da-hee
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Swiftness, nimbleness
Alternate spellings
Daithí; Daithi; Dathí
Fun fact
In an old Irish legend, King Dáithí travels to the Alps and is struck by lightning. You'll also see the name with different fada spellings. My husband once had to check with a Dáithí who wasn't using the fada in his emails, but did want it in his name! So it's always worth asking.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Dáithí, 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.
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 | 85 | #67 |
| 2024 | 60 | #94 |
| 2023 | 59 | #100 |
| 2022 | 60 | #104 |
| 2021 | 57 | #113 |
| 2020 | 38 | #152 |
| 2019 | 30 | #183 |
| 2018 | 48 | #129 |
| 2017 | 102 | #71 |
| 2016 | 87 | #81 |
| 2015 | 78 | #93 |
| 2014 | 74 | #102 |
| 2013 | 69 | #102 |
| 2012 | 61 | #116 |
| 2011 | 78 | #100 |
| 2010 | 79 | #93 |
| 2009 | 60 | #124 |
| 2008 | 52 | #139 |
| 2007 | 49 | #130 |
| 2006 | 28 | #166 |
| 2005 | 14 | #231 |
| 2004 | 12 | #233 |
| 2003 | 11 | #245 |
| 2002 | 8 | #267 |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | 6 | #274 |
| 1999 | 4 | #330 |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | 4 | #337 |
| 1996 | 4 | #336 |
| 1995 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | 5 | #275 |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | 5 | #254 |
| 1987 | 3 | #303 |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | 4 | #286 |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | 3 | #333 |
| 1976 | 4 | #288 |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | 3 | #321 |
| 1973 | 3 | #320 |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 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.