Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Caragh

Gender

Female

Origin

Latin
beloved; friend

Pronunciation

c(a)-ra-gh

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #11878, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #14942, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
20255
2024–
2023–
2022–
20216
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #1160, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20255
20245
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20195
2018–
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #84, 61 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202561
202448
202347
202247
202140
202038
201930
201825
201723
201627

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #263, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20253
20247
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
20196
2018–
20175
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #123, 20 births); most recent 2025 (rank #205, 8 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20258
202411
20238
20229
202114
202016
201918
201817
201718
20169

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence