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Piaras

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What official birth registration shows about Piaras: 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 boys in Northern Ireland · 1997–2020

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 1997 to 2020, ranging from #210 to #418.19972001200420122020#210#418
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 · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#227
1998#240
2000#244
2001#243
2002#243
2003#210
2004#235
2005#265
2006#257
2012#346
2013#398
2019#418
2020#392

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 · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 8 of the 40 years from 1966 to 2005.

In 2005: #265 among boys in Northern Ireland, #448 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1966–2020 · NISRA. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #256 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1997–2020

    Highest recorded position: #210 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1997–2020).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2020

    Most recently recorded at #392 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020.

    Northern Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1966 to 2020. Highest recorded position: #210 in Northern Ireland in 2003.

Piaras'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
2020Northern Irelandmale#3923HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#4183HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#3464HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#2575HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#2654HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandmale#2355HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandmale#2106HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#2434HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#2434HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#2444HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#2404HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandmale#2275HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#4484HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#5063HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#5003HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#3024HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#2924HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandmale#2563HighVerified

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

Where Piaras is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Piaras, between 1966 and 2020, in 18 of those 55 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 1966Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1966Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: highest position in 200319662020
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 Ireland1966–20058#256 in 1966
Northern Ireland1997–202013#210 in 2003

Its high point came 37 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1966) than in Northern Ireland (2003).

No registrar recorded it for 12 years after 1980; it appears again in 1993.

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

What is known about Piaras

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1966–2020.
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 1966 to 2020. Highest recorded position: #210 in Northern Ireland in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.