Mairtin

maleStatistical record

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

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

Mairtin: Recorded since 1965, it reached #229 in 1990, and it stood at #414 in 2022.

2registrars recorded it
29times a registrar ranked it
58years from first to last
#229highest recorded position
11groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among boys in Northern Ireland · 1997–2022

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Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#271
2012	#273
2017	#415
2020	#334
2022	#414

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 · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 24 of the 51 years from 1965 to 2015.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1965–2022 · NISRA. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #250 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2015
Highest recorded position: #229 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1990 (recorded 1965–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #414 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022.
Northern Ireland · Boys

Mairtin appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 24 years beginning in 1965, and has registered 96 births with the name.

Mairtin across 2 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Mairtin's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#250 (1965)	#229 (1990)	#615 (2015)	24 of 51	96 (1965–2015)	7 (1990)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#271 (1997)	#271 (1997)	#414 (2022)	5 of 26	19 (1997–2022)	6 (2012)

Mairtin by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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 Mairtin in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	10	3 of 10	3
1970s	9	3 of 10	3
1980sbusiest	23	5 of 10	5
1990s	17	4 of 10	4
2000s	25	6 of 10	4
2010s	12	3 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1980s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

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

Mairtin appears in

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

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1965 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #229 in Republic of Ireland in 1990.

Mairtin'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
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#414	3	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#334	4	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#415	3	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#273	6	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#271	3	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#615	4	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#609	4	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#611	4	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#532	5	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#423	5	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#518	3	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#375	5	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#393	4	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#390	3	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	4	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#369	3	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#334	3	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#229	7	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#235	6	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#304	3	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#274	4	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#258	5	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#260	5	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#316	3	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#320	3	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#243	4	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#265	3	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#250	3	High	Verified

Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
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 2 registrars between 1965 and 2022, ranked in 29 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #229, first reached in 1990.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 7 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1990.

Its record falls into 18 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1997, and 32 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

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.

7decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 7 decades →
3 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
18separate stretches the record falls into10 or more separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#414position in 2022, its most recent recorded year
32 yearsyears between the first and last registrar to record itAcross 21 to 40 years →
7births registered in its largest year, 1990Under 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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Mairin · #310, 19y
Maisa · #1819, 22y
Maisey · #247, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, 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.

Brandon-Lee · #229, 24y
Demi-Lee · #230, 26y
Korben · #227, 24y
Ty · #231, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

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

Breffni · #229, 22y
Cathrin · #229, 31y
Eimer · #229, 40y
Godfrey · #229, 14y

Mairtin was ranked #229 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1990. 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.

Mairtin 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 Mairtin without appearing here.

Mairtin moved ahead of

Roger Compare
In 2002 they stood at #390 and #390 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2003 that had become #375 and #500.
Ronald Compare
In 2002 they stood at #369 and #369 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2003 that had become #375 and #500.
Geoffrey Compare
In 2014 they stood at #611 and #611 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2015 that had become #615 and #699.
Wayne Compare
In 2014 they stood at #609 and #550 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2015 that had become #615 and #699.

Moved ahead of Mairtin

Theodore Compare
In 2013 they stood at #611 and #720 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2014 that had become #609 and #226.
Finlay Compare
In 2008 they stood at #423 and #493 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2009 that had become #532 and #292.
Filip Compare
In 2004 they stood at #375 and #500 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2005 that had become #518 and #302.
Jayden Compare
In 2004 they stood at #393 and #451 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2005 that had become #518 and #302.

Moved the opposite way to Mairtin

Aaron Compare
Between 1965 and 2015 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Mairtin went from #250 to #615 while Aaron went from #222 to #26.
Adam Compare
Between 1965 and 2015 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Mairtin went from #250 to #615 while Adam went from #157 to #6.
Alexander Compare
Between 1965 and 2015 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Mairtin went from #250 to #615 while Alexander went from #115 to #46.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1965 and 2015 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Mairtin went from #250 to #615 while Benjamin went from #148 to #58.

Moved the same way as Mairtin

Adrian Compare
Between 1965 and 2015 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Mairtin went from #250 to #615 and Adrian from #62 to #173.
Alan Compare
Between 1965 and 2015 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Mairtin went from #250 to #615 and Alan from #27 to #109.
Alfred Compare
Between 1965 and 2015 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Mairtin went from #250 to #615 and Alfred from #167 to #421.
Andrew Compare
Between 1965 and 2015 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Mairtin went from #250 to #615 and Andrew from #32 to #60.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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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 1965 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #229 in Republic of Ireland in 1990. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.

Mairtin

Mairtin at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Mairtin across 2 official records

Mairtin by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Mairtin appears in

Popularity data

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Mairtin at a glance

Mairtin across 2 official records

Mairtin by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Mairtin

Mairtin and the names beside it

Mairtin moved ahead of

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