Pronunciation
Mwi-ren / Meer-an / Mohr-in
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Sea-white, sea-fair
Fun fact
Muireann has a sea connection, and you'll hear it pronounced differently across Ireland. It appears in old Irish stories and was also used by early religious figures. So it's an old name with both history and legend behind it.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Muireann, 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 | 22 | #196 |
| 2024 | 26 | #171 |
| 2023 | 19 | #221 |
| 2022 | 26 | #183 |
| 2021 | 26 | #184 |
| 2020 | 26 | #178 |
| 2019 | 33 | #160 |
| 2018 | 35 | #151 |
| 2017 | 48 | #122 |
| 2016 | 57 | #101 |
| 2015 | 43 | #139 |
| 2014 | 55 | #110 |
| 2013 | 49 | #124 |
| 2012 | 50 | #121 |
| 2011 | 81 | #87 |
| 2010 | 56 | #120 |
| 2009 | 61 | #107 |
| 2008 | 71 | #96 |
| 2007 | 67 | #91 |
| 2006 | 40 | #135 |
| 2005 | 45 | #116 |
| 2004 | 40 | #122 |
| 2003 | 27 | #159 |
| 2002 | 23 | #170 |
| 2001 | 42 | #116 |
| 2000 | 31 | #132 |
| 1999 | 26 | #142 |
| 1998 | 24 | #148 |
| 1997 | 36 | #137 |
| 1996 | 41 | #129 |
| 1995 | 28 | #160 |
| 1994 | 23 | #179 |
| 1993 | 18 | #213 |
| 1992 | 19 | #213 |
| 1991 | 11 | #284 |
| 1990 | 18 | #214 |
| 1989 | 15 | #240 |
| 1988 | 24 | #185 |
| 1987 | 28 | #179 |
| 1986 | 17 | #227 |
| 1985 | 24 | #203 |
| 1984 | 10 | #308 |
| 1983 | 14 | #267 |
| 1982 | 22 | #225 |
| 1981 | 22 | #225 |
| 1980 | 18 | #245 |
| 1979 | 12 | #303 |
| 1978 | 20 | #230 |
| 1977 | 10 | #311 |
| 1976 | 15 | #252 |
| 1975 | 11 | #282 |
| 1974 | 9 | #300 |
| 1973 | 13 | #271 |
| 1972 | 4 | #428 |
| 1971 | 9 | #289 |
| 1970 | 5 | #363 |
| 1969 | 10 | #265 |
| 1968 | 5 | #327 |
| 1967 | 6 | #288 |
| 1966 | 3 | #380 |
| 1965 | 5 | #297 |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.