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Deirbhile

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Deirbhile: 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 · 1997–2015

Northern Ireland · Girls rank from 1997 to 2015, ranging from #229 to #426.199719981999200020022003200420052007200920102015#229#426
View as table
Northern Ireland · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1997#241
1998#229
1999#259
2000#282
2002#252
2003#284
2004#372
2005#377
2007#301
2009#309
2010#366
2015#426

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 21 of the 27 years from 1991 to 2017.

In 2010: #366 among girls in Northern Ireland, #663 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1991–2017 · NISRA. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1991

    First recorded at #515 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2015

    Highest recorded position: #229 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2015).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2017

    Most recently recorded at #579 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1991 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #229 in Northern Ireland in 1998.

Deirbhile'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
2015Northern Irelandfemale#4263HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#3664HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#3095HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#3015HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#3773HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#3723HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2844HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#2525HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#2824HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#2595HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#2296HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#2416HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#5796HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#6955HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#6635HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#7424HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#8623HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#40410HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#34511HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5235HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#5764HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#6553HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#3747HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#3159HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#4135HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#2948HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#3456HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#3946HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#24814HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#3846HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#4504HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#3856HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#5153HighVerified

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

Where Deirbhile is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Deirbhile, between 1991 and 2017, in 22 of those 27 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.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1991–201721#248 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–201512#229 in 1998

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2011; it appears again in 2015.

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 2 regions, from 1991 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #229 in Northern Ireland in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.