The baby name Kildare is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈkɪl.dɛər/; respelling: KIL-dair.
Kildare is Irish in Origin.
The baby name Kildare is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈkɪl.dɛər/; respelling: KIL-dair.
Kildare is Irish in Origin.
Kildare is an Irish toponymic name from the Gaelic Cill Dara, meaning "church of the oak" (cill "church" + dara "of the oak"). It refers to the monastic settlement founded under an oak by St Brigid in the 5th-6th centuries, which gave its name to the town and county of Kildare. The oak, a symbol of endurance and wisdom in Celtic tradition, informs the name's resonant meaning.
As a personal name, Kildare is rare but attested in Ireland, Britain, and the Irish diaspora, sometimes chosen as a gender-neutral place-name honorific or as a middle name. The surname and noble title Earl of Kildare, borne by the FitzGeralds, established the name in historical records; 20th-century media (e.g., Dr. Kildare) further familiarized it in English-speaking countries. Variants: Irish form Cill Dara; anglicized Kildare is standard. Related Irish names sharing the oak element include Dara, Darragh/Darach.
Kildare is seldom given. We count 33 recorded uses of it across 13 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #739 | 13 | 12,213 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Kildare is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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