Pronunciation
Ee-sult
Meaning
The heroine’s name in the Tristan and Iseult story. Its original meaning is debated
Alternate spellings
Isolde
Fun fact
You might know this name from Tristan and Iseult, or Tristan and Isolde. It's a medieval love story, a bit like Romeo and Juliet, and there was a film starring James Franco. I know an Iseult, so it isn't a name I've only come across in stories!
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Iseult, 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.
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 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2024 | 5 | #631 |
| 2023 | 7 | #495 |
| 2022 | 10 | #389 |
| 2021 | 8 | #464 |
| 2020 | 11 | #355 |
| 2019 | 11 | #362 |
| 2018 | 6 | #568 |
| 2017 | 9 | #430 |
| 2016 | 11 | #390 |
| 2015 | 15 | #316 |
| 2014 | 12 | #373 |
| 2013 | 12 | #374 |
| 2012 | 6 | #612 |
| 2011 | 9 | #465 |
| 2010 | 9 | #475 |
| 2009 | 13 | #358 |
| 2008 | 13 | #364 |
| 2007 | 9 | #431 |
| 2006 | 9 | #394 |
| 2005 | 8 | #398 |
| 2004 | 7 | #414 |
| 2003 | 3 | #655 |
| 2002 | 4 | #512 |
| 2001 | 8 | #335 |
| 2000 | 3 | #536 |
| 1999 | 6 | #355 |
| 1998 | 3 | #498 |
| 1997 | 5 | #440 |
| 1996 | 3 | #534 |
| 1995 | 4 | #451 |
| 1994 | 6 | #374 |
| 1993 | 7 | #356 |
| 1992 | 5 | #417 |
| 1991 | 3 | #515 |
| 1990 | 3 | #517 |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | 5 | #421 |
| 1984 | 4 | #459 |
| 1983 | 3 | #529 |
| 1982 | 5 | #425 |
| 1981 | 5 | #423 |
| 1980 | 5 | #432 |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | 5 | #428 |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | 7 | #344 |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | 4 | #449 |
| 1972 | 3 | #471 |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | 5 | #351 |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | 4 | #325 |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.