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Ceili

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Falling

among girls in Northern Ireland · 2006–2012

Northern Ireland · Girls rank from 2006 to 2012, ranging from #384 to #451.20062012#384#451
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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Northern Ireland · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2006#384
2012#451

VerifiedSource: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names.Confidence: high.

See all Northern Ireland names · Source: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names

What the data shows

FallingNorthern Ireland · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 11 of the 25 years from 1993 to 2017.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1993–2017 · NISRA. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1993

    First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2006–2012

    Highest recorded position: #384 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 2006–2012).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2017

    Most recently recorded at #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1993 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #384 in Northern Ireland in 2006.

Ceili'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2012Northern Irelandfemale#4513HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#3843HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#7344HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8933HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#7054HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5874HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#5594HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#6203HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#6063HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#5363HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#5283HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#5763HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified

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

Where Ceili is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Ceili, between 1993 and 2017, in 13 of those 25 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1993Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: highest position in 200619932017
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1993–201711#516 in 1993
Northern Ireland2006–20122#384 in 2006

Its high point came 13 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1993) than in Northern Ireland (2006).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 2012; it appears again in 2017.

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What is known about Ceili

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1993–2017.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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 2 regions, from 1993 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #384 in Northern Ireland in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.