How popular is the baby name Macushla 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 Macushla.
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I should have featured the name Macushla a few days ago, on St. Patrick’s Day, but oh well.
The earliest Macushlas I’ve found so far were born in the 1930s, and most were born in the U.S. (Here’s a Macushla from Washington state, b. 1942.) Only last year did I spot my first Irish Macushla, born in 2013.
This is notable because, like Mavourneen, Macushla is a non-traditional Irish name that can be traced back to an Irish term of endearment.
In Macushla’s case, the term is mo chuisle, meaning “my pulse.” The anglicized version macushla was popularized by the song “Macushla” (1910) and later by a play of the same name. From there it morphed into a given name — outside of Ireland first, then eventually back in Ireland itself.
Northern Ireland’s top baby names of 2013 were announced today.
According to provisional data from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), the most popular baby names are Grace (and Emily, see below!) and Jack.
Here are Northern Ireland’s projected top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2013:
Girl Names
Boy Names
1. Grace 2. Emily 3. Sophie 4. Ella 5. Lucy 6. Sophia 7. Aoife 8. Jessica 9. Amelia 10. Anna
1. Jack 2. James 3. Charlie 4. Daniel 5. Harry 6. Noah 7. Ethan 8. Matthew 9. Jacob 10. Thomas
Within the top 20, the fastest risers were Ella and Luke. New to the top 20 were Ava and Ruby.
Within the top 100, the fastest risers were Elsie and Robyn for girls, Jackson and Theo for boys. The biggest drops were Shannon and Elizabeth for girls, Corey and Reece for boys.
Some of the unusual names given to Northern Ireland babies in 2013 include Boleyn, Cadhla-lilly, Chulainn, Colmcille, Finvola, Geiste, Gillespie, Jimia, Kidd, Lucymollymay, Macushla, Martin-luther, Nittelani, Ollie-j, Oraoibhe, Phoebegail, Poppy-chelle, Saorfhlaith, Svajone (Lithuanian for “dream”), Testimony and Zefrito.
Northern Ireland’s finalized 2013 list will be out next summer, so I’ll come back and update this post at that point (if it needs updating). In the meanwhile, check out the 2012 and 2007 lists.
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