Pronunciation
Lee-uh-dan / Lee-uh-din
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Traditionally interpreted as little grey one
Alternate spellings
Líadain; Liadan
Fun fact
Líadan is the poet in an old Irish love story about two poets, Líadan and Cuirithir. A poem spoken in her voice survives in medieval Irish literature. So there's a whole love story behind this name, rather than just a colour meaning.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Líadan, 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 | 3 | #885 |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | 9 | #404 |
| 2022 | 3 | #905 |
| 2021 | 5 | #661 |
| 2020 | 6 | #544 |
| 2019 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2018 | 5 | #629 |
| 2017 | 8 | #471 |
| 2016 | 3 | #868 |
| 2015 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2014 | 3 | #876 |
| 2013 | 6 | #587 |
| 2012 | 7 | #560 |
| 2011 | 8 | #510 |
| 2010 | 3 | #910 |
| 2009 | 3 | #893 |
| 2008 | 3 | #862 |
| 2007 | 3 | #842 |
| 2006 | 6 | #502 |
| 2005 | 8 | #398 |
| 2004 | 3 | #677 |
| 2003 | 3 | #655 |
| 2002 | 4 | #512 |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | 4 | #439 |
| 1998 | 3 | #498 |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | 5 | #417 |
| 1994 | 3 | #502 |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 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.
