Tiernan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Tiernan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Tiernan: Recorded since 1964, it reached #52 in 2008, and it stood at #115 in 2025.

4registrars recorded it
113times a registrar ranked it
62years from first to last
#52highest recorded position
21groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Tiernan's record

Moved 114 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1235
1997	#1761
1998	#1110
1999	#697
2000	#918
2001	#983
2002	#1253
2003	#1410
2004	#1732
2005	#982
2006	#1347
2007	#1169
2008	#1156
2009	#1649
2010	#1620
2011	#1909
2012	#1669
2013	#2216
2014	#2079
2015	#1786
2016	#2335
2017	#3996
2018	#1786
2019	#1655
2020	#3334
2021	#1329
2022	#2320
2023	#1407
2024	#2921

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 55 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2024: #109 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #125 among boys in Northern Ireland, #619 among boys in Scotland, #2921 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #52 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #115 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Tiernan appears in 3 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 55 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 1,496 births with the name.

Tiernan across 3 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Tiernan's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#232 (1964)	#84 (2022)	#115 (2025)	55 of 62	1,496 (1964–2025)	73 (2022)
England and Wales · Boys	#1235 (1996)	#697 (1999)	#2921 (2024)	29 of 29	377 (1996–2024)	24 (1999)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#109 (1997)	#52 (2008)	#125 (2024)	28 of 28	979 (1997–2024)	64 (2008)

Tiernan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Tiernan in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	10	3 of 10	3
1970s	41	8 of 10	5
1980s	46	8 of 10	6
1990s	124	10 of 10	12
2000s	407	10 of 10	41
2010s	521	10 of 10	52
2020sbusiest	347	6 of 10	58

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 58 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Tiernan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #52 in Northern Ireland in 2008.

Tiernan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2921	7	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1407	18	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2320	9	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1329	19	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3334	5	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1655	14	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1786	13	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3996	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2335	9	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1786	13	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2079	10	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2216	9	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1669	14	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1909	11	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1620	14	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1649	13	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1156	21	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1169	20	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1347	15	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#982	22	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1732	9	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1410	11	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1253	12	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#983	16	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#918	17	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#697	24	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1110	12	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1761	6	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1235	10	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#125	17	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#139	17	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#98	26	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#129	20	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#148	16	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#112	23	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#107	25	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#80	38	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#134	21	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#159	16	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#108	29	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#111	27	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#89	36	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#88	37	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#68	50	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#76	44	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#52	64	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#55	61	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#56	55	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#64	50	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#54	57	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#65	46	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#69	41	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#66	47	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#72	40	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#77	36	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#116	19	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#109	21	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#115	48	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#109	51	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#115	49	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#84	73	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#92	68	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#105	58	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#113	61	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#135	45	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#127	49	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#140	47	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#161	39	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#161	41	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#119	57	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#109	66	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#127	57	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#128	59	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#136	52	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#130	58	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#130	49	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#126	45	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#111	50	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#138	34	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#115	42	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#142	28	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#148	24	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#146	25	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#132	27	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#162	16	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#162	19	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#223	10	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#191	13	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#247	6	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#213	9	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#238	7	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#179	13	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#286	4	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#253	5	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#196	10	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#210	9	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#234	6	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#237	6	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	3	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#292	4	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	7	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#283	4	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#273	5	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#288	4	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#290	4	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#254	6	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#254	5	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#242	6	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	3	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#222	4	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#232	3	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#619	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 4 registrars between 1964 and 2025, ranked in 55 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #52, first reached in 2008.

It held a top-100 place in 17 years, 14 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 73 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 2022.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 60 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 4 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Aron · #52, 53y
Jacinta · #53, 57y
Orlaith · #54, 59y
Ruairi · #54, 59y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Aron · #52, 53y
Cliodhna · #52, 56y
Celina · #51, 57y
Dominic · #51, 62y

Tiernan was ranked #52 in Northern Ireland · Boys in 2008. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Tiernan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Tiernan without appearing here.

Tiernan moved ahead of

Courtney Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3334 and #3334 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #1329 and #3990.
Garry Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2216 and #2216 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2079 and #4632.
Keith Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3334 and #3334 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #1329 and #3451.
Kim Compare
In 2004 they stood at #1732 and #1596 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2005 that had become #982 and #2754.

Moved ahead of Tiernan

Aksel Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1407 and #1461 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2921 and #1132.
Rune Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1407 and #1799 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2921 and #1460.
Isak Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1407 and #1461 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2921 and #1517.
Leif Compare
In 2021 they stood at #1329 and #1782 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #2320 and #967.

Moved the opposite way to Tiernan

Adrian Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tiernan went from #232 to #115 while Adrian went from #65 to #348.
Alan Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tiernan went from #232 to #115 while Alan went from #29 to #232.
Andrew Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tiernan went from #232 to #115 while Andrew went from #34 to #106.
Anthony Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tiernan went from #232 to #115 while Anthony went from #12 to #135.

Moved the same way as Tiernan

Arthur Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tiernan went from #232 to #115 and Arthur from #98 to #57.
Isaac Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tiernan went from #232 to #115 and Isaac from #232 to #104.
Leo Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tiernan went from #232 to #115 and Leo from #101 to #10.
Oliver Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tiernan went from #232 to #115 and Oliver from #68 to #18.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #52 in Northern Ireland in 2008. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Tiernan

Tiernan at a glance

What stands out in Tiernan's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Tiernan across 3 official records

Tiernan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Tiernan appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Tiernan

Tiernan and the names beside it

Tiernan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Tiernan

Moved the opposite way to Tiernan

Moved the same way as Tiernan

Tiernan at a glance

What stands out in Tiernan's record

Tiernan across 3 official records

Tiernan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Tiernan appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Tiernan

Tiernan and the names beside it

Tiernan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Tiernan

Moved the opposite way to Tiernan

Moved the same way as Tiernan