UK girl's name
Carragh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2000. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Carragh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Carragh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2000 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3912, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2000, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2000 to 2000. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Carragh is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 45 living people in the UK are called Carragh. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2001 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Carragh ranked #3912 for girls in England and Wales in 2000, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2000, when 3 girls were registered as Carragh.
- • Carragh ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #354 in 2022.
- • About 45 living people in the UK are estimated to have Carragh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3912
2000
Births in 2000
3
Latest year
Peak year
2000
3 births
Estimated living
45
2026
Decades
Carragh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Carragh was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3912 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Carragh is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Carragh. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Carragh ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #354 in 2022.
Across the UK
Carragh in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#687 in 2005
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#354 in 2022
9 years of NISRA records, 39 total registered
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- Chelsea 13,049
- Clara 9,435
- Connie 8,402
- Catherine 8,376
- Charlie 7,964
- Cerys 7,506
- Casey 7,018
- Cara 6,375
FAQ
Carragh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Carragh in the UK right now?
In 2000, Carragh was ranked #3912 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Carragh most popular?
The peak year on record was 2000, with 3 babies registered as Carragh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Carragh in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Carragh across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland and 39 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Carragh most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Carragh ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #354 in 2022. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.