Noleen

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Noleen: Recorded since 1964, it reached #258 in 1968, and it was last ranked in 1987.

1registrar recorded it
21times a registrar ranked it
24years from first to last
#258highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Girls

Falling

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 1964–1987

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Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1964	#274
1965	#325
1966	#344
1967	#315
1968	#258
1969	#265
1970	#296
1971	#349
1972	#428
1973	#402
1974	#374
1975	#406
1977	#468
1979	#523
1980	#542
1981	#325
1982	#523
1983	#529
1984	#459
1986	#521
1987	#417

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 21 of the 24 years from 1964 to 1987.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1964–1987 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 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 recorded1964–1987
Highest recorded position: #258 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1964–1987).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1987
Most recently recorded at #417 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1987.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Noleen 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 Noleen in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960sbusiest	38	6 of 10	6
1970s	41	8 of 10	5
1980s	31	7 of 10	4

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

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Noleen 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 1987. Highest recorded position: #258 in Republic of Ireland in 1968.

Noleen'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
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#417	5	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#521	3	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#459	4	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#529	3	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#523	3	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#325	10	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#542	3	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#523	3	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#468	4	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#406	5	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#374	6	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#402	5	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#428	4	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#349	6	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#296	8	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#265	10	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#258	9	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#315	5	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#344	4	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#325	4	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#274	6	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 1964 and 1987, ranked in 21 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #258, first reached in 1968.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 10 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1969.

Its record falls into 4 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.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Nolah · #1939, 11y
Nolan · #290, 27y
Nollaig · #258, 24y
Nooh · #2266, 17y

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.

Hulda · #258, 16y
Nollaig · #258, 24y
Osvald · #258, 17y
Caimin · #256, 26y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

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

Nollaig · #258, 24y
Yonas · #258, 49y
Anastatia · #257, 11y
Audrius · #257, 29y

Noleen was ranked #258 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1968. 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.

Noleen 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 Noleen without appearing here.

Noleen moved ahead of

Jude Compare
In 1980 they stood at #542 and #542 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1981 that had become #325 and #471.
Mona Compare
In 1980 they stood at #542 and #542 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1981 that had become #325 and #423.
Ingrid Compare
In 1986 they stood at #521 and #458 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1987 that had become #417 and #488.
Matilda Compare
In 1986 they stood at #468 and #468 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1987 that had become #417 and #488.

Moved ahead of Noleen

Nicole Compare
In 1981 they stood at #325 and #386 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1982 that had become #523 and #201.
Zara Compare
In 1981 they stood at #325 and #335 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1982 that had become #523 and #265.
Jenny Compare
In 1981 they stood at #325 and #351 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1982 that had become #523 and #286.
Sophie Compare
In 1981 they stood at #325 and #335 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1982 that had become #523 and #324.

Moved the opposite way to Noleen

Aisling Compare
Between 1964 and 1987 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Noleen went from #274 to #417 while Aisling went from #154 to #14.
Alison Compare
Between 1964 and 1987 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Noleen went from #274 to #417 while Alison went from #146 to #58.
Amanda Compare
Between 1964 and 1987 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Noleen went from #274 to #417 while Amanda went from #118 to #21.
Aoife Compare
Between 1964 and 1987 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Noleen went from #274 to #417 while Aoife went from #206 to #9.

Moved the same way as Noleen

Alice Compare
Between 1964 and 1987 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Noleen went from #274 to #417 and Alice from #57 to #116.
Angela Compare
Between 1964 and 1987 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Noleen went from #274 to #417 and Angela from #24 to #116.
Ann Compare
Between 1964 and 1987 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Noleen went from #274 to #417 and Ann from #4 to #39.
Anna Compare
Between 1964 and 1987 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Noleen went from #274 to #417 and Anna from #34 to #71.

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Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1987. Highest recorded position: #258 in Republic of Ireland in 1968. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Noleen

Noleen at a glance

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Noleen by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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Noleen at a glance

Noleen by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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