Pronunciation
La-ra
Meaning
A place or site, from the Irish placename element láithreach
Fun fact
There are a few places in Ireland called Laragh, but I'm most familiar with the village in Co Wicklow. It's in the Wicklow Mountains, close to Glendalough, and I love it there. So for me, this name immediately brings that scenery to mind.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Laragh, 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 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2024 | 5 | #631 |
| 2023 | 6 | #555 |
| 2022 | 11 | #357 |
| 2021 | 10 | #390 |
| 2020 | 5 | #628 |
| 2019 | 9 | #421 |
| 2018 | 13 | #336 |
| 2017 | 5 | #651 |
| 2016 | 6 | #585 |
| 2015 | 10 | #431 |
| 2014 | 9 | #458 |
| 2013 | 11 | #399 |
| 2012 | 13 | #371 |
| 2011 | 6 | #612 |
| 2010 | 6 | #593 |
| 2009 | 10 | #439 |
| 2008 | 8 | #501 |
| 2007 | 8 | #468 |
| 2006 | 7 | #464 |
| 2005 | 8 | #398 |
| 2004 | 7 | #414 |
| 2003 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2002 | 5 | #443 |
| 2001 | 3 | #606 |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | 5 | #392 |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | 4 | #496 |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | 3 | #516 |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | 3 | #521 |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 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.