Pronunciation
Eh-rin
Meaning
Ireland
Fun fact
Ireland is called Éire in Irish, and Erin is connected with that. To go back further, Éire comes from Ériu, a goddess associated with the land. So this name has a connection with Ireland itself, not just one place here.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Erin, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#71Rank among girl names in 202575Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | #71 |
| 2024 | 120 | #35 |
| 2023 | 120 | #40 |
| 2022 | 150 | #35 |
| 2021 | 132 | #44 |
| 2020 | 127 | #41 |
| 2019 | 143 | #39 |
| 2018 | 112 | #53 |
| 2017 | 109 | #58 |
| 2016 | 165 | #38 |
| 2015 | 136 | #45 |
| 2014 | 158 | #38 |
| 2013 | 180 | #36 |
| 2012 | 177 | #39 |
| 2011 | 159 | #47 |
| 2010 | 210 | #36 |
| 2009 | 204 | #37 |
| 2008 | 193 | #39 |
| 2007 | 189 | #40 |
| 2006 | 196 | #34 |
| 2005 | 158 | #40 |
| 2004 | 119 | #51 |
| 2003 | 135 | #42 |
| 2002 | 117 | #48 |
| 2001 | 120 | #47 |
| 2000 | 91 | #49 |
| 1999 | 58 | #79 |
| 1998 | 60 | #65 |
| 1997 | 44 | #117 |
| 1996 | 37 | #137 |
| 1995 | 43 | #119 |
| 1994 | 23 | #179 |
| 1993 | 16 | #234 |
| 1992 | 13 | #269 |
| 1991 | 24 | #180 |
| 1990 | 16 | #228 |
| 1989 | 12 | #272 |
| 1988 | 19 | #214 |
| 1987 | 18 | #232 |
| 1986 | 16 | #240 |
| 1985 | 20 | #225 |
| 1984 | 15 | #252 |
| 1983 | 23 | #209 |
| 1982 | 29 | #190 |
| 1981 | 22 | #225 |
| 1980 | 17 | #258 |
| 1979 | 7 | #363 |
| 1978 | 13 | #281 |
| 1977 | 4 | #468 |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | 3 | #503 |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.