Gender
Male
Origin
- English
- Brown warrior
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Donnchadh
Pronunciation
d(o)-nncha-dh, don(n)-chadh
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #221, 25 births); most recent 2025 (rank #336, 11 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 17 |
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 Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #249, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #314, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 |
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