Muiris

maleStatistical record

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

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

Muiris: Recorded since 1969, it reached #239 in 1981, and it stood at #741 in 2020.

1registrar recorded it
27times a registrar ranked it
52years from first to last
#239highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 1969–2020

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1969	#270
1971	#280
1972	#307
1976	#316
1977	#253
1978	#326
1979	#324
1980	#321
1981	#239
1982	#330
1983	#258
1984	#318
1985	#269
1988	#319
1989	#253
1995	#334
2000	#347
2001	#347
2005	#403
2006	#493
2007	#629
2010	#611
2012	#718
2014	#715
2015	#699
2016	#713
2020	#741

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 · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 27 of the 52 years from 1969 to 2020.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1969–2020 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1969
First recorded at #270 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2020
Highest recorded position: #239 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1969–2020).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2020.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Muiris 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 Muiris in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	4	1 of 10	4
1970sbusiest	22	6 of 10	4
1980s	33	8 of 10	4
1990s	3	1 of 10	3
2000s	20	5 of 10	4
2010s	16	5 of 10	3
2020s	3	1 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, 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 →

Muiris 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 1969 to 2020. Highest recorded position: #239 in Republic of Ireland in 1981.

Muiris'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
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#741	3	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#713	3	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#699	3	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#715	3	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#718	3	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#611	4	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#629	3	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#493	4	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#403	5	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#347	4	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#347	4	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#334	3	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#253	5	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#319	3	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#269	4	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#318	3	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#258	5	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	3	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#239	7	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#324	3	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#326	3	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#253	6	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#316	3	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#280	4	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#270	4	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 1969 and 2020, ranked in 27 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #239, first reached in 1981.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 7 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1981.

Its record falls into 11 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.

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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Mujahid · #1027, 23y

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.

Eir · #240, 29y
Iestyn · #237, 29y
Kaine · #241, 29y
Torodd · #237, 24y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

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

Andrei · #239, 53y
Sami · #239, 58y
Bridie · #238, 50y
Catharina · #238, 50y

Muiris was ranked #239 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1981. 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.

Muiris 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 Muiris without appearing here.

Muiris moved ahead of

Kim Compare
In 2004 they stood at #269 and #250 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2005 that had become #403 and #518.
Florence Compare
In 1988 they stood at #269 and #234 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1989 that had become #253 and #307.
Graeme Compare
In 1999 they stood at #334 and #168 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2000 that had become #347 and #390.

Moved ahead of Muiris

Lachlan Compare
In 2011 they stood at #611 and #720 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #718 and #401.
Roman Compare
In 2006 they stood at #493 and #596 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #629 and #404.
Jonas Compare
In 2006 they stood at #493 and #596 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #629 and #435.
Christian Compare
In 1994 they stood at #253 and #278 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1995 that had become #334 and #147.

Moved the opposite way to Muiris

Aaron Compare
Between 1969 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Muiris went from #270 to #741 while Aaron went from #174 to #45.
Adam Compare
Between 1969 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Muiris went from #270 to #741 while Adam went from #196 to #12.
Alexander Compare
Between 1969 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Muiris went from #270 to #741 while Alexander went from #135 to #40.
Arthur Compare
Between 1969 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Muiris went from #270 to #741 while Arthur went from #115 to #64.

Moved the same way as Muiris

Adrian Compare
Between 1969 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Muiris went from #270 to #741 and Adrian from #48 to #211.
Alan Compare
Between 1969 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Muiris went from #270 to #741 and Alan from #15 to #204.
Alfred Compare
Between 1969 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Muiris went from #270 to #741 and Alfred from #163 to #271.
Andrew Compare
Between 1969 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Muiris went from #270 to #741 and Andrew from #36 to #93.

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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 1969 to 2020. Highest recorded position: #239 in Republic of Ireland in 1981. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Muiris

Muiris at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Muiris by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Muiris at a glance

Muiris by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Muiris

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Muiris moved ahead of

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