Given name
Daithi
“the beloved; one who is quick”
Daithi is used as a given name. One Irish interpretation is “the beloved; one who is quick.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “the beloved; one who is quick.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Daithi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 22 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Daithi’s family of names
Daithi has a related form in Daethea. Daithi has a related form in Daethee. Daithi has a related form in Daethey.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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