Criona

maleStatistical record

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

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

Criona: Recorded since 1964, its highest recorded position is #232, and it was last ranked in 1985.

1registrar recorded it
12times a registrar ranked it
22years from first to last
#232highest recorded position
2groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 1965–1985

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Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1965	#325
1971	#466
1972	#389
1973	#402
1974	#428
1975	#503
1978	#469
1980	#483
1982	#467
1983	#438
1985	#519

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 11 of the 21 years from 1965 to 1985.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1964–1985 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1985
Most recently recorded at #519 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Criona by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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 Criona in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	4	1 of 10	4
1970sbusiest	24	6 of 10	4
1980s	16	4 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1970s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 4 births a year.

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

Criona appears in

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

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1985. Highest recorded position: #232 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Criona'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
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#519	3	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#438	5	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#467	4	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#483	4	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#469	4	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#503	3	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#428	4	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#402	5	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#389	5	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#466	3	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#325	4	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#232	3	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1964 and 1985, ranked in 12 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #232, first reached in 1964.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 5 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1972.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 5 years.

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.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
5 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
6separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
5 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#519position in 1985, its most recent recorded year
5births registered in its largest year, 1972Under 25 births →

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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Cristian · #257, 55y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, 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.

Tadg · #232, 11y
Elbjørg · #231, 15y
Felim · #230, 16y
Dymphna · #236, 16y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

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

Claudine · #232, 28y
Dudley · #232, 28y
Fiach · #232, 35y
Gilbert · #232, 36y

Criona was ranked #232 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1964. 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.

Criona 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 Criona without appearing here.

Criona moved ahead of

Tania Compare
In 1982 they stood at #467 and #324 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1983 that had become #438 and #529.
Jude Compare
In 1979 they stood at #469 and #348 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1980 that had become #483 and #542.
Kirsten Compare
In 1979 they stood at #469 and #428 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1980 that had become #483 and #542.
Violet Compare
In 1979 they stood at #503 and #406 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1980 that had become #483 and #542.

Moved ahead of Criona

Ashley Compare
In 1970 they stood at #325 and #385 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1971 that had become #466 and #153.
Melanie Compare
In 1970 they stood at #325 and #385 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1971 that had become #466 and #183.
Natalie Compare
In 1970 they stood at #325 and #385 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1971 that had become #466 and #234.
Natasha Compare
In 1970 they stood at #325 and #385 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1971 that had become #466 and #234.

Moved the opposite way to Criona

Aisling Compare
Between 1965 and 1985 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Criona went from #325 to #519 while Aisling went from #121 to #18.
Amanda Compare
Between 1965 and 1985 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Criona went from #325 to #519 while Amanda went from #129 to #17.
Amy Compare
Between 1965 and 1985 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Criona went from #325 to #519 while Amy went from #262 to #20.
Andrea Compare
Between 1965 and 1985 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Criona went from #325 to #519 while Andrea went from #215 to #62.

Moved the same way as Criona

Alice Compare
Between 1965 and 1985 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Criona went from #325 to #519 and Alice from #60 to #132.
Angela Compare
Between 1965 and 1985 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Criona went from #325 to #519 and Angela from #21 to #104.
Ann Compare
Between 1965 and 1985 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Criona went from #325 to #519 and Ann from #5 to #32.
Anna Compare
Between 1965 and 1985 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Criona went from #325 to #519 and Anna from #30 to #72.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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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.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1985. Highest recorded position: #232 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Criona

Criona at a glance

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Criona by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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Criona at a glance

Criona by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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