Pronunciation
Deer-mid / Dear-mud
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Without enemy (traditional interpretation)
Alternate spellings
Dermot
Fun fact
Diarmuid is a warrior in the story of Diarmuid and Gráinne. They run away together, and old stone monuments around Ireland became associated with their resting places. Dermot is an anglicised form of the name.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Diarmuid, 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 | 16 | #272 |
| 2024 | 15 | #275 |
| 2023 | 15 | #288 |
| 2022 | 18 | #262 |
| 2021 | 33 | #164 |
| 2020 | 20 | #240 |
| 2019 | 26 | #202 |
| 2018 | 36 | #163 |
| 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, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.