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Lughaidh

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

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

Trend unknown

among boys in Northern Ireland · 2004

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 2004 to 2004, ranging from #305 to #305.2004#305#305
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 · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2004#305

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

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

What the data shows

Trend unknownNorthern Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 12 of the 27 years from 1999 to 2025.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1999–2025 · NISRA. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #379 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1999 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #305 in Northern Ireland in 2004.

Lughaidh'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
2004Northern Irelandmale#3053HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#6764HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#4308HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#4547HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#4966HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#3793HighVerified

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

Where Lughaidh is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Lughaidh, between 1999 and 2025, in 13 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.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1999Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: highest position in 200419992025
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 Ireland1999–202512#379 in 1999
Northern Ireland20041#305 in 2004

No registrar recorded it for 7 years after 2008; it appears again in 2016.

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What is known about Lughaidh

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1999–2025.
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 1999 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #305 in Northern Ireland in 2004. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.