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Muireann

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Muireann: Recorded every year since 1965, it reached #87 in 2011, and it stood at #196 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2000–2017

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2000 to 2017, ranging from #3912 to #5876.200020122014201520162017#3912#5876
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2000#3912
2012#5876
2014#5691
2015#5730
2016#5785
2017#4763

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1965 to 2025.

In 2024: #171 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #253 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1965–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #297 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

  2. Highest recorded1965–2025

    Highest recorded position: #87 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 1965–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #87 in Republic of Ireland in 2011.

Muireann'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
2017England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#57303HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58763HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#2536HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3913HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#2188HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#18111HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#1929HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#2138HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#2736HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#2158HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#2517HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#3145HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#3704HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#2687HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#2836HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#3095HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#2686HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#2785HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#19622HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#17126HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#22119HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#18326HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#18426HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#17826HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#16033HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#15135HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#12248HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#10157HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#13943HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#11055HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#12449HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#12150HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#8781HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#12056HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#10761HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#9671HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#9167HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#13540HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#11645HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#12240HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#15927HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#17023HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#11642HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#13231HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#14226HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#14824HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#13736HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#12941HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#16028HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#17923HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#21318HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#21319HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#28411HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#21418HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#24015HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#18524HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#17928HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#22717HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#20324HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#30810HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#26714HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#22522HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#22522HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#24518HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#30312HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#23020HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#31110HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#25215HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#28211HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#3009HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#27113HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#4284HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#2899HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#3635HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#26510HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#3275HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandfemale#2886HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandfemale#3803HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#2975HighVerified

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

Where Muireann is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Muireann, between 1965 and 2025. 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 Ireland1965–202561#87 in 2011
England and Wales2000–20176#3912 in 2000
Northern Ireland2005–202417#181 in 2021

Its high point came 21 years earlier in England and Wales (2000) than in Northern Ireland (2021).

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 3 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #87 in Republic of Ireland in 2011. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.