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Ciarrai

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What official birth registration shows about Ciarrai: 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 · 1997–2019

Northern Ireland · Girls rank from 1997 to 2019, ranging from #238 to #451.199920022004200620082019#238#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
1997#271
1999#344
2001#343
2002#339
2003#284
2004#238
2005#254
2006#332
2007#301
2008#439
2012#451
2019#424

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 Northern Ireland in 12 of the 23 years from 1997 to 2019.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2019 · NISRA. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #271 among girls in Northern Ireland in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2019

    Highest recorded position: #238 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1997–2019).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2019

    Most recently recorded at #424 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2019.

    Northern Ireland · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #238 in Northern Ireland in 2004.

Ciarrai'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
2019Northern Irelandfemale#4243HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#4513HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#3015HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#3324HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#2546HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#2386HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2844HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#3393HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#3433HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#3443HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#2715HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#5343HighVerified

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

Where Ciarrai is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Ciarrai, between 1996 and 2019, in 13 of those 24 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 1996Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: highest position in 200419962019
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 Ireland19961#534 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–201912#238 in 2004

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 2012; it appears again in 2019.

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What is known about Ciarrai

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2019.
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 1996 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #238 in Northern Ireland in 2004. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.