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Turlough

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

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

Turlough: Recorded since 1965, it reached #206 in 1969, and it stood at #829 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in Northern Ireland · 1998–2024

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 1998 to 2024, ranging from #210 to #398.19992005200920182024#210#398
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
1998#240
1999#210
2001#218
2003#299
2005#307
2007#315
2008#378
2009#390
2013#398
2016#358
2018#319
2019#312
2021#374
2024#305

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 44 of the 61 years from 1965 to 2025.

In 2024: #305 among boys in Northern Ireland, #582 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1965–2025 · NISRA. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1965–2025

    Highest recorded position: #206 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1965–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #206 in Republic of Ireland in 1969.

Turlough'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 Irelandmale#3055HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#3744HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#3125HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#3195HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#3584HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#3903HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#3783HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#3154HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandmale#2993HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#2185HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#2106HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#2404HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#5825HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#5845HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#5725HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#5066HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#5725HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#4956HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#6054HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#4906HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#35411HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#6044HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#4447HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#3429HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#3706HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3905HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#5003HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#3934HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#4093HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3903HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#3304HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#3823HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#3343HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#3423HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#2864HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#2824HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#2605HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#2695HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#2735HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#2585HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#2655HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#2725HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#2546HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#2198HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandmale#2337HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandmale#2515HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandmale#2068HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandmale#2294HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandmale#2224HighVerified

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

Where Turlough is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Turlough, between 1965 and 2025, in 46 of those 61 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 1965Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1966Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1969Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1969Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 199919652025
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 Ireland1965–202544#206 in 1969
Northern Ireland1998–202414#210 in 1999

Its high point came 30 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1969) than in Northern Ireland (1999).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1983; it appears again in 1989.

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

What is known about Turlough

How to read this
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Official record
2 official registrars, 1965–2025.
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 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #206 in Republic of Ireland in 1969. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.