Pronunciation
Mwir-ish
Meaning
Moorish; Irish form of Maurice
Alternate spellings
Maurice
Fun fact
Muiris is the Irish form of Maurice. It was used by Anglo-Norman families in Ireland, so it's been here for centuries. The spelling looks quite different, but the names belong to the same family.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Muiris, 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.
Less than 3Babies registered in 2025; no ranking shown
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 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2022 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2021 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2020 | 3 | #741 |
| 2019 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2018 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2017 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2016 | 3 | #713 |
| 2015 | 3 | #699 |
| 2014 | 3 | #715 |
| 2013 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2012 | 3 | #718 |
| 2011 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2010 | 4 | #611 |
| 2009 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2008 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2007 | 3 | #629 |
| 2006 | 4 | #493 |
| 2005 | 5 | #403 |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2002 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2001 | 4 | #347 |
| 2000 | 4 | #347 |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | 3 | #334 |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | 5 | #253 |
| 1988 | 3 | #319 |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | 4 | #269 |
| 1984 | 3 | #318 |
| 1983 | 5 | #258 |
| 1982 | 3 | #330 |
| 1981 | 7 | #239 |
| 1980 | 3 | #321 |
| 1979 | 3 | #324 |
| 1978 | 3 | #326 |
| 1977 | 6 | #253 |
| 1976 | 3 | #316 |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | 3 | #307 |
| 1971 | 4 | #280 |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | 4 | #270 |
| 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.