How Many People Are Named Daire?
An estimated 257 people in the United States have the first name Daire. It is predominantly male (95.8%). The average bearer is 9 years old, and Daire peaked in popularity in 2020 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daire as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Daire paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
257
About 1 in 1,333,674 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.8% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2020
32 births
Total Registered
259
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daire
Daire is predominantly male (95.8%), though 11 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Daire as a male name
Ranked #3,992 in 2024
27 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (32 births)
Daire as a female name
Ranked #15,844 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2012 (6 births)
Daire: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daire span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 123 babies were registered. Daire remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Daire by Decade
How has Daire tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Daire by State
Birth registrations for Daire span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Texas, Ohio, California. On average, about 8 Daires were registered per state.
Daire + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daire as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Daire
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Daire: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daire?
We estimate approximately 257 people named Daire are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,333,674 Americans share this first name.
Is Daire a common name?
Daire is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 259 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daire most popular?
Daire reached peak popularity in 2020, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daire is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daire a male name?
Daire is predominantly male. 95.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daire Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daire Smith, Daire Johnson, Daire Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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