Pronunciation
Ger-oid
Meaning
Spear strength
Fun fact
Gearóid has a folklore connection. Around Lough Gur in County Limerick, stories tell of Gearóid Iarla, the mysterious Sleeping Lord associated with the lake.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Gearóid, 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.
#244Rank among boy names in 202519Babies 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 | 19 | #244 |
| 2024 | 17 | #252 |
| 2023 | 27 | #187 |
| 2022 | 21 | #231 |
| 2021 | 18 | #257 |
| 2020 | 24 | #204 |
| 2019 | 23 | #220 |
| 2018 | 30 | #187 |
| 2017 | 26 | #214 |
| 2016 | 40 | #156 |
| 2015 | 23 | #235 |
| 2014 | 26 | #220 |
| 2013 | 40 | #161 |
| 2012 | 43 | #156 |
| 2011 | 34 | #189 |
| 2010 | 39 | #171 |
| 2009 | 34 | #170 |
| 2008 | 30 | #191 |
| 2007 | 41 | #149 |
| 2006 | 42 | #132 |
| 2005 | 23 | #178 |
| 2004 | 24 | #163 |
| 2003 | 30 | #138 |
| 2002 | 38 | #119 |
| 2001 | 38 | #118 |
| 2000 | 36 | #124 |
| 1999 | 40 | #109 |
| 1998 | 23 | #139 |
| 1997 | 39 | #117 |
| 1996 | 43 | #115 |
| 1995 | 35 | #127 |
| 1994 | 39 | #115 |
| 1993 | 51 | #107 |
| 1992 | 44 | #113 |
| 1991 | 41 | #116 |
| 1990 | 32 | #132 |
| 1989 | 32 | #126 |
| 1988 | 50 | #100 |
| 1987 | 46 | #107 |
| 1986 | 37 | #117 |
| 1985 | 43 | #112 |
| 1984 | 42 | #117 |
| 1983 | 35 | #126 |
| 1982 | 41 | #119 |
| 1981 | 28 | #142 |
| 1980 | 33 | #126 |
| 1979 | 30 | #132 |
| 1978 | 22 | #150 |
| 1977 | 29 | #131 |
| 1976 | 32 | #128 |
| 1975 | 20 | #155 |
| 1974 | 17 | #167 |
| 1973 | 26 | #135 |
| 1972 | 26 | #138 |
| 1971 | 19 | #152 |
| 1970 | 13 | #173 |
| 1969 | 15 | #154 |
| 1968 | 14 | #150 |
| 1967 | 10 | #169 |
| 1966 | 11 | #154 |
| 1965 | 11 | #157 |
| 1964 | 9 | #164 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.