Pronunciation
Seer-la / Sair-la
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Noble princess or noble ruler
Related forms: Saorlaith (full form).
Alternate spellings
Saorlaith; Saorfhlaith
Fun fact
Saorla is a shorter form connected with Saorlaith and Saorfhlaith. Saor can mean free or noble, and flaith refers to a ruler or sovereignty. The shorter spelling keeps the meaning while making it a little easier to read.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Saorla, 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 | 13 | #304 |
| 2024 | 13 | #307 |
| 2023 | 6 | #555 |
| 2022 | 18 | #237 |
| 2021 | 12 | #336 |
| 2020 | 14 | #294 |
| 2019 | 6 | #551 |
| 2018 | 9 | #436 |
| 2017 | 10 | #396 |
| 2016 | 13 | #335 |
| 2015 | 18 | #276 |
| 2014 | 14 | #336 |
| 2013 | 5 | #660 |
| 2012 | 17 | #295 |
| 2011 | 7 | #550 |
| 2010 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2009 | 4 | #742 |
| 2008 | 8 | #501 |
| 2007 | 6 | #549 |
| 2006 | 3 | #764 |
| 2005 | Less than 3 | - |
| 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 | 3 | #516 |
| 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.
