How popular is the baby name Saoirse in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Saoirse.
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According to data from Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO), the most popular baby names in the country last year were Fiadh and Jack.
Here are Ireland’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
Fiadh, 424 baby girls
Grace, 412
Emily, 388
Sophie, 336
Éabha, 288
Lucy, 287
Mia, 279
Ava, 272
Lily, 271
Ella, 268
Amelia, 265
Chloe, 243
Hannah, 238
Sophia, 234
Emma, 233
Ellie, 228
Isla, 226
Molly, 219 (3-way tie)
Olivia, 219 (3-way tie)
Sadie, 219 (3-way tie)
Anna, 209
Freya, 208
Evie, 190 (tie)
Saoirse, 190 (tie)
Caoimhe, 183
Ruby, 180
Robyn, 175
Kate, 172
Willow, 166
Sofia, 162
Holly, 160
Aoife, 159
Cara, 155
Róisín, 152
Katie, 150 (tie)
Sadhbh, 150 (tie)
Leah, 148 (tie)
Millie, 148 (tie)
Isabelle, 147
Alice, 138 (tie)
Clodagh, 138 (tie)
Zoe, 136
Sarah, 134
Erin, 132
Ada, 131
Annie, 129
Bonnie, 128
Charlotte, 122 (tie)
Layla, 122 (tie)
Rosie, 118
Boy Names
Jack, 667 baby boys
Noah, 475
James, 442
Conor, 360
Rían, 357
Liam, 353
Charlie, 345
Daniel, 325
Cillian, 322
Tadhg, 318
Michael, 310
Oisín, 302
Finn, 299
Fionn, 289
Thomas, 288
Seán, 274
Darragh, 273
Luke, 268
Patrick, 266
Harry, 264
Alex, 253
Adam, 237
Cian, 217
Theo, 210
Oliver, 208
Dylan, 205
Jamie, 203
John, 198
Leo, 192
Oscar, 189
Ollie, 187
Ben, 185
Tom, 181
Bobby, 179
Ryan, 172
Tommy, 171
Matthew, 170 (tie)
Max, 170 (tie)
Callum, 162
Sam, 161
Danny, 158
Aaron, 151
Alexander, 150
Alfie, 147 (tie)
Jake, 147 (tie)
Mason, 143
David, 141
Joseph, 139
Jacob, 137
Ethan, 135
In the girls’ top 10, Éabha and Lily replaced Amelia and Hannah. (In both 2019 and 2020, Éabha was the fastest-rising girl name in Ireland.)
In the boys’ top 10, Rían, Cillian, and Tadhg replaced Finn, Fionn, and Harry.
Newbies to the girls’ top 100 were Indie, Ayla and Lottie; newbies to the boys’ top 100 were Teddy, Daithí, Páidí, Jaxon, Brody, Ted, Hunter, Tadgh, Tiernan, and Arlo.
The fastest-rising names in the top 100 in terms of numbers of babies were:
Rían (which was already on the rise) and Croía have both given a boost recently by Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor, who welcomed a daughter named Croía Mairéad at the start of 2019 and a son named Rían in May of 2021.
Here’s what writer and Irish language activist Darach Ó Séaghdha’s had to say about the rise of Rían (and Éabha):
Given that the first name Ryan started to decline in popularity in the 2010s around the time Rian and Rían began to ascend it is reasonable to see Rían as an update or replacement to Ryan, much as Éabha has climbed in popularity as Eve, Ava and Aoibhe have wavered.
He also noted that “Rían and Rian would be the [most popular] Gaeilge-origin boy name if counted together, edging ahead of Conor.”
P.S. To follow up on Friday’s post about the free lighthouse tour…the name Patrick is currently ranked 19th in Ireland, but none of the other three names (Paddy, Pat, or Patricia) rank anywhere near the top 100. That said, one of the names new to the boys’ top 100 last year was Páidí (pronounced paw-dee) — a pet form of Pádraig, which is an Irish form of Patrick.
If you’re on the hunt for baby names with a numerological value of 5, you’re in luck! Because today’s post features hundreds of 5-names.
Before we get to the names, though — how do we know that they’re “fives” in numerology?
Turning names into numbers
Here’s how to calculate the numerological value of a name.
First, for each letter, come up with a number to represent that letter’s position in the alphabet. (Letter A would be number 1, letter B would be number 2, and so forth.) Then, add all the numbers together. If the sum has two or more digits, add the digits together recursively until the result is a single digit. That single digit is the name’s numerological value.
For instance, the letters in the name Peyton correspond to the numbers 16, 5, 25, 20, 15, and 14. The sum of these numbers is 95. The digits of 95 added together equal 14, and the digits of 14 added together equal 5 — the numerological value of Peyton.
Baby names with a value of 5
Below you’ll find the most popular 5-names per gender, according to the latest U.S. baby name data. I’ve further sub-categorized them by total sums — just in case any of those larger numbers are significant to anyone.
5 via 14
The letters in the following baby names add up to 14, which reduces to five (1+4=5).
Girl names (5 via 14)
Boy names (5 via 14)
Ida, Adah, Caia, Dia, Becca
Ahad, Adi, Dj, Kc, Jac
5 via 23
The letters in the following baby names add up to 23, which reduces to five (2+3=5).
Girl names (5 via 23)
Boy names (5 via 23)
Mia, Alia, Aila, Adela, Cara, Addie, Laia, Edie, Jaci, Ami
Caleb, Coda, Acen, Iam, Adem
5 via 32
The letters in the following baby names add up to 32, which reduces to five (3+2=5).
There’s no definitive answer, unfortunately, because various numerological systems exist, and each one has its own interpretation of the number five. That said, if we look at a couple of modern numerology/astrology websites, we see 5 being described as “freedom-loving,” “dynamic,” “adaptable,” “curious,” and “unpredictable.”
We can also look at associations, which are a bit more concrete. Here are some things that are associated with the number 5:
Fingers
High-five (hand gesture)
Toes
Senses (sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing)
Tastes (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami)
Starfish (most starfish have 5 arms)
Basketball (5 players per side)
Olympic Games (symbolized by 5 interlocked rings)
Greek classical elements (water, earth, air, fire, aether)
Quintessence (refers to the fifth element, aether, which was a late addition to the list)
Chinese traditional elements (water, fire, earth, wood, metal)
What does the number 5 mean to you? What are your strongest associations with the number?
P.S. To see names with other numerological values, check out the posts for the numbers one, two, three, four, six, seven, eight, and nine.
According to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), the most popular baby names in Northern Ireland in 2018 were Grace and James/Noah (tie).
Here are the Northern Ireland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:
Girl Names
Grace, 221 baby girls
Emily, 203
Olivia, 178
Sophie, 155
Ella, 151
Amelia, 140
Isla, 135
Anna, 128
Lily, 125
Lucy, 124
Boy Names
Noah, 217 baby boys (tie)
James, 217 (tie)
Jack, 201
Charlie, 191
Jacob, 154 (tie)
Daniel, 154 (tie)
Oliver, 151
Harry, 150
Thomas, 142
Leo, 137
In the girls’ top ten, Lily and Lucy replaced Charlotte and Sophia.
In the boys’ top ten, Leo replaced Logan.
In the girls’ top 100, the highest climbers were Rosie, Sadie, and Saoirse.
In the boys’ top 100, the highest climbers were Tommy, Theo, and Hunter.
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