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Saerlaith

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

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

Rising

among girls in Northern Ireland · 2013–2024

Northern Ireland · Girls rank from 2013 to 2024, ranging from #166 to #440.201420162018202020222024#166#440
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 · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2013#440
2014#365
2015#312
2016#306
2017#432
2018#313
2019#243
2020#166
2021#190
2022#266
2023#264
2024#337

VerifiedSource: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names.Confidence: high.

See all Northern Ireland names · Source: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names

What the data shows

RisingNorthern Ireland · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Northern Ireland in every year from 2013 to 2024.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2011–2024 · NISRA. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2013

    First recorded at #440 among girls in Northern Ireland in 2013 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2013–2024

    Highest recorded position: #166 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2013–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #337 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.

    Northern Ireland · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2011 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #166 in Northern Ireland in 2020.

Saerlaith'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
2024Northern Irelandfemale#3374HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#2646HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#2666HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#19010HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#16611HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#2437HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#3135HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#4323HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#3065HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#3125HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#3654HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9373HighVerified

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

Where Saerlaith is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Saerlaith, between 2011 and 2024, in 13 of those 14 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 2011Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2011Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 202020112024
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 Ireland20111#937 in 2011
Northern Ireland2013–202412#166 in 2020
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What is known about Saerlaith

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2011–2024.
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 2011 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #166 in Northern Ireland in 2020. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.