Pronunciation
Lee-luh / Lee-leh
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Lily
Alternate spellings
Lile; Lily
Fun fact
Líle is the Irish form of Lily and is connected with the Irish word for the flower. It's a short nature name, but the fada makes a difference, giving that first vowel its long ee sound.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Líle, 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 | 6 | #544 |
| 2024 | 5 | #631 |
| 2023 | 5 | #625 |
| 2022 | 5 | #634 |
| 2021 | 7 | #517 |
| 2020 | 4 | #700 |
| 2019 | 4 | #716 |
| 2018 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2017 | 3 | #873 |
| 2016 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2015 | 6 | #581 |
| 2014 | 5 | #661 |
| 2013 | 4 | #747 |
| 2012 | 5 | #677 |
| 2011 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2010 | 4 | #758 |
| 2009 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2008 | 4 | #750 |
| 2007 | 4 | #705 |
| 2006 | 6 | #502 |
| 2005 | 3 | #689 |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2002 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 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.
