Noeleen

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Noeleen: Recorded since 1964, its highest recorded position is #93, and it was last ranked in 1996.

1registrar recorded it
32times a registrar ranked it
33years from first to last
#93highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Girls

Falling

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 1964–1996

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Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1964	#104
1965	#93
1966	#98
1967	#123
1968	#122
1969	#131
1970	#150
1971	#144
1972	#132
1973	#152
1974	#154
1975	#182
1976	#209
1977	#240
1978	#190
1979	#201
1980	#202
1981	#176
1982	#190
1983	#224
1984	#181
1985	#348
1986	#356
1987	#348
1988	#381
1989	#377
1990	#321
1991	#423
1992	#456
1993	#385
1994	#502
1996	#393

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 · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 32 of the 33 years from 1964 to 1996.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1964–1996 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #104 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
Highest recorded1964–1996
Highest recorded position: #93 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1996).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1996.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Noeleen by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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 Noeleen in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960sbusiest	333	6 of 10	56
1970s	357	10 of 10	36
1980s	179	10 of 10	18
1990s	33	6 of 10	6

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 56 births a year.

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

Noeleen 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 1964 to 1996. Highest recorded position: #93 in Republic of Ireland in 1965.

Noeleen'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
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#393	6	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#502	3	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#385	6	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#456	4	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#423	5	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#321	9	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#377	6	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#381	6	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#348	8	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#356	7	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#348	8	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#181	31	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#224	20	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#190	29	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#176	37	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#202	27	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#201	27	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#190	32	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#240	17	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#209	24	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#182	28	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#154	48	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#152	44	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#132	53	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#144	46	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#150	38	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#131	49	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#122	47	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#123	44	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#98	64	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#93	70	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#104	59	High	Verified

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1964 and 1996, ranked in 32 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #93, first reached in 1965.

It held a top-100 place in 2 years, 2 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 70 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1965.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

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.

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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.

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Olai · #89, 32y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

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

Aishling · #93, 48y
Nellie · #93, 29y
Winifred · #93, 61y
Yvette · #93, 56y

Noeleen was ranked #93 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1965. 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.

Noeleen 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 Noeleen without appearing here.

Noeleen moved ahead of

Olive Compare
In 1995 they stood at #502 and #450 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1996 that had become #393 and #471.
Barbara Compare
In 1995 they stood at #502 and #212 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1996 that had become #393 and #429.

Moved ahead of Noeleen

Courtney Compare
In 1993 they stood at #385 and #415 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1994 that had become #502 and #240.
Nicole Compare
In 1984 they stood at #181 and #191 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1985 that had become #348 and #106.
Heather Compare
In 1984 they stood at #181 and #197 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1985 that had become #348 and #141.
Kirsten Compare
In 1990 they stood at #321 and #357 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1991 that had become #423 and #224.

Moved the opposite way to Noeleen

Aisling Compare
Between 1964 and 1996 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Noeleen went from #104 to #393 while Aisling went from #154 to #17.
Alexandra Compare
Between 1964 and 1996 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Noeleen went from #104 to #393 while Alexandra went from #222 to #98.
Alison Compare
Between 1964 and 1996 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Noeleen went from #104 to #393 while Alison went from #146 to #46.
Aoife Compare
Between 1964 and 1996 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Noeleen went from #104 to #393 while Aoife went from #206 to #5.

Moved the same way as Noeleen

Alma Compare
Between 1964 and 1996 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Noeleen went from #104 to #393 and Alma from #327 to #534.
Amelia Compare
Between 1964 and 1996 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Noeleen went from #104 to #393 and Amelia from #300 to #429.
Angela Compare
Between 1964 and 1996 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Noeleen went from #104 to #393 and Angela from #24 to #216.
Anita Compare
Between 1964 and 1996 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Noeleen went from #104 to #393 and Anita from #130 to #241.

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Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1996. Highest recorded position: #93 in Republic of Ireland in 1965. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Noeleen

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Noeleen by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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Noeleen by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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