Names back after the longest absence

Names absent from a published list for at least 10 consecutive years before being recorded in it again.

The returning-names grouping states that a name came back; this ranks how long it was gone. Absence means absence from the published list — a registrar printing a top-100 drops a name at #101 — so the gap is a fact about the list, not about the births.

60 names, selected from the 2,573 names in the catalogue with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon). Based on official statistics from national registrars. Data sources · Methodology

• Arthur

  Absent from the published list among boys in New South Wales, Australia for 56 years, from 1961 to 2016, then recorded again at #88 in 2017.

• Elsie

  Absent from the published list among girls in Norway for 41 years, from 1972 to 2012, then recorded again at #527 in 2013.

• Hennie

  Absent from the published list among girls in Norway for 36 years, from 1961 to 1996, then recorded again at #610 in 1997.

• Ida

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 30 years, from 1978 to 2007, then recorded again at #546 in 2008.

• Ivy

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 29 years, from 1973 to 2001, then recorded again at #620 in 2002.

• Theodor

  Absent from the published list among boys in Norway for 29 years, from 1949 to 1977, then recorded again at #586 in 1978.

• Markus

  Absent from the published list among boys in Republic of Ireland for 28 years, from 1972 to 1999, then recorded again at #390 in 2000.

• Josephine

  Absent from the published list among girls in New Zealand for 27 years, from 1961 to 1987, then recorded again at #100 in 1988.

• Julian

  Absent from the published list among boys in New South Wales, Australia for 27 years, from 1995 to 2021, then recorded again at #93 in 2022.

• Mary

  Absent from the published list among girls in New South Wales, Australia for 26 years, from 1982 to 2007, then recorded again at #99 in 2008.

• Darragh

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 25 years, from 1971 to 1995, then recorded again at #471 in 1996.

• Heidi

  Absent from the published list among girls in New South Wales, Australia for 24 years, from 1986 to 2009, then recorded again at #72 in 2010.

• Astrid

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 23 years, from 1984 to 2006, then recorded again at #842 in 2007.

• Mathilde

  Absent from the published list among girls in Norway for 23 years, from 1946 to 1968, then recorded again at #570 in 1969.

• Theodore

  Absent from the published list among boys in Republic of Ireland for 23 years, from 1965 to 1987, then recorded again at #319 in 1988.

• Henry

  Absent from the published list among boys in New Zealand for 22 years, from 1964 to 1985, then recorded again at #97 in 1986.

• Isla

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 21 years, from 1981 to 2001, then recorded again at #512 in 2002.

• Leon

  Absent from the published list among boys in New Zealand for 21 years, from 1987 to 2007, then recorded again at #99 in 2008.

• Marcus

  Absent from the published list among boys in New South Wales, Australia for 21 years, from 1974 to 1994, then recorded again at #98 in 1995.

• Karin

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 20 years, from 1980 to 1999, then recorded again at #536 in 2000.

• Andreas

  Absent from the published list among boys in Republic of Ireland for 19 years, from 1982 to 2000, then recorded again at #409 in 2001.

• Claire

  Absent from the published list among girls in New Zealand for 19 years, from 1994 to 2012, then recorded again at #96 in 2013.

• Harry

  Absent from the published list among boys in Norway for 19 years, from 1998 to 2016, then recorded again at #478 in 2017.

• Jude

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 19 years, from 1982 to 2000, then recorded again at #441 in 2001.

• Kristin

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 19 years, from 1984 to 2002, then recorded again at #655 in 2003.

• Marilyn

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 19 years, from 1996 to 2014, then recorded again at #896 in 2015.

• Tobias

  Absent from the published list among boys in Republic of Ireland for 19 years, from 1966 to 1984, then recorded again at #304 in 1985.

• Violet

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 19 years, from 1988 to 2006, then recorded again at #842 in 2007.

• Ada

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 18 years, from 1983 to 2000, then recorded again at #606 in 2001.

• Elise

  Absent from the published list among girls in New South Wales, Australia for 18 years, from 1994 to 2011, then recorded again at #96 in 2012.

• Emilie

  Absent from the published list among girls in Norway for 18 years, from 1959 to 1976, then recorded again at #500 in 1977.

• Bruce

  Absent from the published list among boys in Republic of Ireland for 17 years, from 1984 to 2000, then recorded again at #409 in 2001.

• Kim

  Absent from the published list among boys in Republic of Ireland for 17 years, from 1988 to 2004, then recorded again at #518 in 2005.

• Shea

  Absent from the published list among boys in Republic of Ireland for 17 years, from 1979 to 1995, then recorded again at #369 in 1996.

• Zara

  Absent from the published list among girls in Norway for 17 years, from 1970 to 1986, then recorded again at #687 in 1987.

• Amelia

  Absent from the published list among girls in Norway for 16 years, from 1973 to 1988, then recorded again at #652 in 1989.

• Gro

  Absent from the published list among girls in Norway for 16 years, from 2007 to 2022, then recorded again at #465 in 2023.

• Catherine

  Absent from the published list among girls in Norway for 15 years, from 2003 to 2017, then recorded again at #509 in 2018.

• Mia

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 15 years, from 1972 to 1986, then recorded again at #488 in 1987.

• Aurora

  Absent from the published list among girls in Norway for 14 years, from 1968 to 1981, then recorded again at #569 in 1982.

• Camilla

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 14 years, from 1994 to 2007, then recorded again at #501 in 2008.

• Renee

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 14 years, from 1982 to 1995, then recorded again at #471 in 1996.

• Brooke

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 13 years, from 1984 to 1996, then recorded again at #496 in 1997.

• Cameron

  Absent from the published list among boys in Republic of Ireland for 13 years, from 1977 to 1989, then recorded again at #323 in 1990.

• Colin

  Absent from the published list among boys in Norway for 13 years, from 1951 to 1963, then recorded again at #449 in 1964.

• Heather

  Absent from the published list among girls in New South Wales, Australia for 13 years, from 1970 to 1982, then recorded again at #91 in 1983.

• Isaac

  Absent from the published list among boys in Republic of Ireland for 13 years, from 1977 to 1989, then recorded again at #256 in 1990.

• Jesse

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 13 years, from 2005 to 2017, then recorded again at #896 in 2018.

• Erin

  Absent from the published list among boys in Republic of Ireland for 12 years, from 1986 to 1997, then recorded again at #324 in 1998.

• Hamish

  Absent from the published list among boys in Republic of Ireland for 12 years, from 2007 to 2018, then recorded again at #402 in 2019.

• Jacqueline

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 12 years, from 2010 to 2021, then recorded again at #905 in 2022.

• Max

  Absent from the published list among boys in Republic of Ireland for 12 years, from 1974 to 1985, then recorded again at #317 in 1986.

• Shane

  Absent from the published list among girls in England and Wales for 12 years, from 1999 to 2010, then recorded again at #5785 in 2011.

• Thea

  Absent from the published list among girls in Norway for 12 years, from 1953 to 1964, then recorded again at #395 in 1965.

• Fiona

  Absent from the published list among girls in Norway for 11 years, from 1975 to 1985, then recorded again at #644 in 1986.

• Hanne

  Absent from the published list among girls in England and Wales for 11 years, from 2003 to 2013, then recorded again at #5691 in 2014.

• Helene

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 11 years, from 1978 to 1988, then recorded again at #445 in 1989.

• Jan

  Absent from the published list among girls in Republic of Ireland for 11 years, from 1965 to 1975, then recorded again at #497 in 1976.

• Margaret

  Absent from the published list among girls in Norway for 11 years, from 2009 to 2019, then recorded again at #455 in 2020.

• Solveig

  Absent from the published list among girls in England and Wales for 11 years, from 1997 to 2007, then recorded again at #5545 in 2008.