Nollaig

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Nollaig: Recorded since 1969, with a gap of 11 years, it reached #258 in 1978, and it stood at #898 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
24times a registrar ranked it
56years from first to last
#258highest recorded position
9groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Nollaig's record

Absent from every published list for 11 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Republic of Ireland · Girls

Falling

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 1969–2024

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Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1969	#443
1970	#447
1971	#383
1972	#312
1973	#305
1974	#324
1975	#297
1976	#344
1977	#296
1978	#258
1979	#330
1980	#337
1981	#363
1982	#399
1983	#347
1984	#516
1985	#386
1988	#492
1990	#446
1997	#576
2004	#677
2010	#910
2022	#747
2024	#898

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 24 of the 56 years from 1969 to 2024.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1969–2024 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1969
First recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2024
Highest recorded position: #258 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1978 (recorded 1969–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Nollaig 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 Nollaig in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	3	1 of 10	3
1970sbusiest	86	10 of 10	9
1980s	42	7 of 10	6
1990s	7	2 of 10	4
2000s	3	1 of 10	3
2010s	3	1 of 10	3
2020s	7	2 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 9 births a year.

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Nollaig 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 2024. Highest recorded position: #258 in Republic of Ireland in 1978.

Nollaig'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
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#898	3	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#747	4	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#910	3	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#677	3	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#576	3	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#446	4	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#492	3	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#386	6	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#516	3	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#347	8	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#399	6	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#363	7	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#337	9	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#330	9	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#258	15	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#296	11	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#344	7	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#297	10	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#324	8	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#305	10	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#312	8	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#383	5	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#447	3	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#443	3	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 2024, ranked in 24 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #258, first reached in 1978.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 15 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1978.

Its record falls into 8 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 11 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.

Nolan · #290, 27y
Noleen · #258, 21y
Nooh · #2266, 17y
Noor · #131, 41y

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.

Anne-Lene · #258, 27y
Noleen · #258, 21y
Audrius · #257, 29y
Boguslaw · #257, 27y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

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

Noleen · #258, 21y
Yonas · #258, 49y
Anastatia · #257, 11y
Audrius · #257, 29y

Nollaig was ranked #258 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1978. 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.

Nollaig 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 Nollaig without appearing here.

Nollaig moved ahead of

Anita Compare
In 2021 they stood at #677 and #317 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2022 that had become #747 and #905.
Judith Compare
In 2021 they stood at #910 and #910 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2022 that had become #747 and #905.
Sinead Compare
In 2021 they stood at #910 and #98 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2022 that had become #747 and #905.
Karin Compare
In 1972 they stood at #312 and #312 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1973 that had become #305 and #449.

Moved ahead of Nollaig

Cassandra Compare
In 2023 they stood at #747 and #905 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2024 that had become #898 and #441.
Jenna Compare
In 1983 they stood at #399 and #523 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1984 that had become #516 and #107.
Sadie Compare
In 2003 they stood at #386 and #456 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2004 that had become #677 and #287.
Elise Compare
In 2003 they stood at #446 and #517 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2004 that had become #677 and #340.

Moved the opposite way to Nollaig

Abigail Compare
Between 1969 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Nollaig went from #443 to #898 while Abigail went from #303 to #79.
Alexandra Compare
Between 1969 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Nollaig went from #443 to #898 while Alexandra went from #303 to #145.
Alice Compare
Between 1969 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Nollaig went from #443 to #898 while Alice went from #103 to #52.
Amelia Compare
Between 1969 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Nollaig went from #443 to #898 while Amelia went from #322 to #8.

Moved the same way as Nollaig

Aisling Compare
Between 1969 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Nollaig went from #443 to #898 and Aisling from #94 to #154.
Alison Compare
Between 1969 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Nollaig went from #443 to #898 and Alison from #71 to #275.
Amanda Compare
Between 1969 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Nollaig went from #443 to #898 and Amanda from #58 to #631.
Andrea Compare
Between 1969 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Nollaig went from #443 to #898 and Andrea from #175 to #736.

What's not yet available

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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 2024. Highest recorded position: #258 in Republic of Ireland in 1978. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Nollaig

Nollaig at a glance

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Popularity journey

Nollaig by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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Nollaig at a glance

What stands out in Nollaig's record

Nollaig by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Nollaig appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Nollaig

Nollaig and the names beside it

Nollaig moved ahead of

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