Orlaith

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Orlaith: Recorded since 1965, it reached #54 in 2008, and it stood at #352 in 2025.

4registrars recorded it
117times a registrar ranked it
61years from first to last
#54highest recorded position
21groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Orlaith's record

Moved 233 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move

Region

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2350
1997	#2152
1998	#1979
1999	#2444
2000	#2746
2001	#2023
2002	#1658
2003	#2436
2004	#2530
2005	#1690
2006	#816
2007	#683
2008	#676
2009	#664
2010	#647
2011	#583
2012	#635
2013	#604
2014	#494
2015	#525
2016	#475
2017	#533
2018	#596
2019	#506
2020	#571
2021	#509
2022	#526
2023	#742
2024	#654

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 59 of the 61 years from 1965 to 2025.

In 2024: #119 among girls in Northern Ireland, #138 among girls in Scotland, #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #654 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1965–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #54 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Orlaith appears in 3 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 59 years beginning in 1965, and has registered 1,921 births with the name.

Orlaith across 3 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Orlaith's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#385 (1965)	#73 (2006)	#352 (2025)	59 of 61	1,921 (1965–2025)	85 (2007)
England and Wales · Girls	#2350 (1996)	#475 (2016)	#654 (2024)	29 of 29	1,357 (1996–2024)	92 (2016)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#93 (1997)	#54 (2008)	#119 (2024)	28 of 28	705 (1997–2024)	45 (2009)

Orlaith 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 Orlaith in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	12	3 of 10	4
1970s	104	10 of 10	10
1980s	236	10 of 10	24
1990s	395	10 of 10	40
2000sbusiest	610	10 of 10	61
2010s	476	10 of 10	48
2020s	88	6 of 10	15

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 61 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1992 and 1993, when recorded births rose by 35, from 23 to 58.

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

Orlaith appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #54 in Northern Ireland in 2008.

Orlaith'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	England and Wales	female	#654	59	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#742	48	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#526	74	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#509	81	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#571	69	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#506	81	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#596	69	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#533	81	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#475	92	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#525	82	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#494	86	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#604	68	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#635	66	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#583	69	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#647	58	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#664	55	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#676	54	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#683	50	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#816	37	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#1690	13	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#2530	7	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#2436	7	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#1658	11	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#2023	8	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#2746	5	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#2444	6	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#1979	8	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#2152	7	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#2350	6	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	female	#119	17	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	female	#142	14	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	female	#111	20	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#143	16	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	female	#95	22	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#89	24	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#114	21	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#91	24	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#112	22	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#90	28	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#119	21	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#109	21	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#77	32	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#118	21	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#77	33	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#56	45	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#54	42	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#72	30	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#61	33	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#59	34	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#128	14	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#62	33	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#88	24	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#71	32	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#92	21	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#114	18	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#118	18	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#93	25	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#352	11	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#372	10	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#212	20	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#304	14	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#299	14	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#229	19	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#271	17	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#218	22	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#145	39	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#140	42	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#104	60	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#127	47	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#122	50	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#108	61	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#105	62	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#92	76	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#91	77	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#92	73	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#75	85	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#73	83	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#78	72	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#83	66	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#103	50	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#141	31	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#142	29	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#98	44	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#140	27	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#107	35	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#94	57	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#129	41	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#119	43	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#102	57	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#97	58	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#188	23	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#180	24	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#163	30	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#192	22	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#157	32	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#198	24	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#172	31	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#197	25	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#213	23	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#195	26	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#241	19	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#263	15	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#239	19	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#330	9	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#388	6	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#254	15	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#329	8	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#243	15	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#393	5	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#282	12	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#213	20	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#303	8	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#326	6	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#393	4	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#327	5	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#385	3	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	female	#138	32	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 4 registrars between 1965 and 2025, ranked in 59 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #54, first reached in 2008.

It held a top-100 place in 18 years, 11 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 92 births, registered in England and Wales in 2016.

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

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 59 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

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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Orli · #2278, 20y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 4 registrars, 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.

Ruairi · #54, 59y
Jacinta · #53, 57y
Killian · #55, 62y
Seamus · #55, 62y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

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

Lorna · #54, 61y
Ruairi · #54, 59y
Jacinta · #53, 57y
Jesper · #53, 63y

Orlaith was ranked #54 in Northern Ireland · Girls in 2008. 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.

Orlaith 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 Orlaith without appearing here.

Orlaith moved ahead of

Brittany Compare
In 2005 they stood at #1690 and #1500 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2006 that had become #816 and #3548.
Kristine Compare
In 2005 they stood at #2530 and #2278 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2006 that had become #816 and #3548.
Dylan Compare
In 2004 they stood at #2530 and #2278 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2005 that had become #1690 and #3970.
Lene Compare
In 2000 they stood at #2746 and #1831 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #2023 and #3998.

Moved ahead of Orlaith

Harper Compare
In 2011 they stood at #583 and #858 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #635 and #284.
Aria Compare
In 2011 they stood at #583 and #615 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #635 and #294.
Ida Compare
In 2014 they stood at #494 and #516 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #525 and #361.
Maja Compare
In 2023 they stood at #212 and #495 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2024 that had become #372 and #243.

Moved the opposite way to Orlaith

Diane Compare
Between 1965 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Orlaith went from #385 to #212 while Diane went from #221 to #727.
Ingrid Compare
Between 1965 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Orlaith went from #385 to #212 while Ingrid went from #282 to #856.
Jude Compare
Between 1969 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Orlaith went from #393 to #212 while Jude went from #231 to #727.
Marilyn Compare
Between 1969 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Orlaith went from #393 to #212 while Marilyn went from #443 to #856.

Moved the same way as Orlaith

Jenny Compare
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Orlaith went from #213 to #352 and Jenny from #471 to #885.
Stacey Compare
Between 1977 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Orlaith went from #254 to #372 and Stacey from #220 to #898.
Chelsea Compare
Between 1989 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Orlaith went from #192 to #352 and Chelsea from #408 to #608.
Elisabeth Compare
Between 1995 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Orlaith went from #119 to #352 and Elisabeth from #516 to #885.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

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.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #54 in Northern Ireland in 2008. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Orlaith

Orlaith at a glance

What stands out in Orlaith's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Orlaith across 3 official records

Orlaith by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Orlaith appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Orlaith and the names beside it

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Orlaith at a glance

What stands out in Orlaith's record

Orlaith across 3 official records

Orlaith by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Orlaith 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 Orlaith

Orlaith and the names beside it

Orlaith moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Orlaith

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