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Naoimh

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What official birth registration shows about Naoimh: 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 #248 to #440.199719982000200320132015#248#440
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 · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1997#271
1998#351
2000#348
2003#248
2013#440
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 22 of the 36 years from 1964 to 1999.

In 1997: #271 among girls in Northern Ireland, #576 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1964–2015 · NISRA. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — 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: #248 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1997–2015).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2015

    Most recently recorded at #426 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2015.

    Northern Ireland · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2015. Highest recorded position: #248 in Northern Ireland in 2003.

Naoimh'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
2013Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2485HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#3483HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#3513HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#2715HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#3925HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#5763HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#5233HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#5153HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#5173HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#4923HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#4464HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#3697HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#5333HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#5423HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#3916HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#30211HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#3299HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#4294HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#3796HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#4284HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#26214HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#3526HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#4174HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#3254HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandfemale#3274HighVerified

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

Where Naoimh is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Naoimh, between 1964 and 2015, in 27 of those 52 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 1964Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1965Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1973Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: highest position in 200319642015
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 Ireland1964–199922#262 in 1973
Northern Ireland1997–20156#248 in 2003

Its high point came 30 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1973) than in Northern Ireland (2003).

No registrar recorded it for 9 years after 2003; it appears again in 2013.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Naoimh

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1964–2015.
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 1964 to 2015. Highest recorded position: #248 in Northern Ireland in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.