Pronunciation
Doh-na
Meaning
Brown warrior
Fun fact
One well-known Donagh was the Irish poet and playwright Donagh MacDonagh. He hosted a Radio Éireann programme called Ireland Is Singing, helping to collect folk songs and ballads. So there is a music and storytelling connection here too.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Donagh, 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.
#146Rank among boy names in 202537Babies registered in 2025
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 | 37 | #146 |
| 2024 | 25 | #195 |
| 2023 | 30 | #172 |
| 2022 | 41 | #145 |
| 2021 | 42 | #141 |
| 2020 | 38 | #152 |
| 2019 | 38 | #151 |
| 2018 | 39 | #151 |
| 2017 | 50 | #125 |
| 2016 | 35 | #168 |
| 2015 | 28 | #201 |
| 2014 | 26 | #220 |
| 2013 | 24 | #229 |
| 2012 | 38 | #176 |
| 2011 | 27 | #210 |
| 2010 | 24 | #229 |
| 2009 | 24 | #227 |
| 2008 | 22 | #231 |
| 2007 | 21 | #220 |
| 2006 | 16 | #232 |
| 2005 | 15 | #224 |
| 2004 | 17 | #192 |
| 2003 | 13 | #214 |
| 2002 | 9 | #249 |
| 2001 | 5 | #317 |
| 2000 | 7 | #250 |
| 1999 | 10 | #203 |
| 1998 | 7 | #229 |
| 1997 | 8 | #251 |
| 1996 | 6 | #276 |
| 1995 | 6 | #261 |
| 1994 | 9 | #208 |
| 1993 | 10 | #205 |
| 1992 | 13 | #188 |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | 8 | #216 |
| 1989 | 5 | #253 |
| 1988 | 6 | #235 |
| 1987 | 6 | #235 |
| 1986 | 8 | #217 |
| 1985 | 7 | #218 |
| 1984 | 3 | #318 |
| 1983 | 4 | #282 |
| 1982 | 14 | #176 |
| 1981 | 8 | #228 |
| 1980 | 10 | #213 |
| 1979 | 10 | #211 |
| 1978 | 7 | #231 |
| 1977 | 8 | #227 |
| 1976 | 12 | #198 |
| 1975 | 6 | #251 |
| 1974 | 15 | #182 |
| 1973 | 17 | #169 |
| 1972 | 17 | #158 |
| 1971 | 15 | #168 |
| 1970 | 12 | #178 |
| 1969 | 13 | #163 |
| 1968 | 21 | #126 |
| 1967 | 7 | #196 |
| 1966 | 11 | #154 |
| 1965 | 11 | #157 |
| 1964 | 9 | #164 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.