Most popular girl names in Northern Ireland 2025

In 2025, the most popular girl name in Northern Ireland was Grace, followed by Fiadh and Olivia. The list below ranks the region's top 100 girls' names, each compared with its UK-wide rank — tap any name to see how it has trended over time.

Most distinctive baby names in Northern Ireland

More common

Most distinctive Meabh 27x more common ▲404 #9 vs UK #413
Fiadh 12x more common ▲161 #2 vs UK #163 Aoife 8.4x more common ▲136 #8 vs UK #144 Annie 6.2x more common ▲85 #7 vs UK #92 Grace 3.0x more common ▲15 #1 vs UK #16

Less common

Most distinctive Florence 2.1x less common ▼78 #84 vs UK #6
Poppy 1.4x less common ▼44 #51 vs UK #7 Ivy 1.1x less common ▼30 #39 vs UK #9
Year
Spellings

Percentages are approximate

Girls

  1. 1
    Grace ▲15 vs UK #16
    127
  2. 2
    Fiadh ▲161 vs UK #163
    105
  3. 3
    Olivia ▼2 vs UK #1
    101
  4. 4
    Isla Same as UK #4
    97
  5. 5
    Lily ▼3 vs UK #2
    96
  6. 6
    Emily ▲30 vs UK #36
    94
  7. 7
    Annie ▲85 vs UK #92
    91
  8. 8
    Aoife ▲136 vs UK #144
    85
  9. 9
    Meabh ▲404 vs UK #413
    81
  10. 10
    Freya ▼5 vs UK #5
    78
  11. 11
    Anna ▲97 vs UK #108
    77
  12. 11
    Sadie ▲94 vs UK #105
    77
  13. 13
    Eabha ▲432 vs UK #445
    72
  14. 14
    Rosie ▲6 vs UK #20
    69
  15. 15
    Charlotte ▲6 vs UK #21
    68
  16. 15
    Sophia ▼3 vs UK #12
    68
  17. 15
    Sophie ▲33 vs UK #48
    68
  18. 18
    Amelia ▼15 vs UK #3
    64
  19. 19
    Croia ▲441 vs UK #460
    62
  20. 20
    Ava ▼9 vs UK #11
    59
  21. 21
    Ellie ▲73 vs UK #94
    57
  22. 21
    Erin ▲49 vs UK #70
    57
  23. 23
    Elsie ▼15 vs UK #8
    55
  24. 23
    Ruby ▲15 vs UK #38
    55
  25. 25
    Cara ▲286 vs UK #311
    52
  26. 25
    Ella ▲15 vs UK #40
    52
  27. 25
    Phoebe ▼12 vs UK #13
    52
  28. 28
    Lottie ▲2 vs UK #30
    51
  29. 28
    Mia ▼4 vs UK #24
    51
  30. 30
    Evie ▲1 vs UK #31
    50
  31. 30
    Isabella ▼20 vs UK #10
    50
  32. 32
    Molly ▲70 vs UK #102
    49
  33. 32
    Sofia ▼19 vs UK #13
    49
  34. 34
    Lucy ▲75 vs UK #109
    48
  35. 35
    Clodagh ▲516 vs UK #551
    47
  36. 35
    Maisie ▲4 vs UK #39
    47
  37. 35
    Rhea ▲228 vs UK #263
    47
  38. 38
    Mollie ▲159 vs UK #197
    45
  39. 39
    Clara ▲34 vs UK #73
    44
  40. 39
    Harper ▼17 vs UK #22
    44
  41. 39
    Ivy ▼30 vs UK #9
    44
  42. 42
    Hannah ▲57 vs UK #99
    43
  43. 43
    Nora ▲29 vs UK #72
    42
  44. 44
    Daisy ▼25 vs UK #19
    41
  45. 44
    Saoirse ▲252 vs UK #296
    41
  46. 46
    Sienna ▼31 vs UK #15
    40
  47. 47
    Ada ▼4 vs UK #43
    39
  48. 47
    Cora ▲69 vs UK #116
    39
  49. 49
    Aria ▼16 vs UK #33
    38
  50. 49
    Gracie ▲27 vs UK #76
    38
  51. 51
    Poppy ▼44 vs UK #7
    37
  52. 52
    Eden ▲26 vs UK #78
    36
  53. 52
    Katie ▲309 vs UK #361
    36
  54. 52
    Margot ▼20 vs UK #32
    36
  55. 55
    Maeve ▼29 vs UK #26
    35
  56. 55
    Zara ▲14 vs UK #69
    35
  57. 57
    Georgia ▲81 vs UK #138
    34
  58. 57
    Hallie ▼28 vs UK #29
    34
  59. 57
    Heidi ▲61 vs UK #118
    34
  60. 57
    Rose ▲9 vs UK #66
    34
  61. 61
    Robyn ▲7 vs UK #68
    33
  62. 62
    Eva ▼5 vs UK #57
    32
  63. 62
    Mabel ▼44 vs UK #18
    32
  64. 62
    Rosa ▲33 vs UK #95
    32
  65. 65
    Alice ▼14 vs UK #51
    31
  66. 65
    Bonnie ▼18 vs UK #47
    31
  67. 65
    Esme ▼19 vs UK #46
    31
  68. 68
    Chloe ▲18 vs UK #86
    30
  69. 68
    Layla ▼19 vs UK #49
    30
  70. 68
    Willow ▼45 vs UK #23
    30
  71. 71
    Cassie ▲316 vs UK #387
    29
  72. 71
    Eala ▲741 vs UK #812
    29
  73. 71
    Lucia ▲84 vs UK #155
    29
  74. 71
    Lyla ▼16 vs UK #55
    29
  75. 74
    Caoimhe ▲533 vs UK #607
    28
  76. 74
    Nina ▲65 vs UK #139
    28
  77. 77
    Cadhla ▲974 vs UK #1051
    27
  78. 77
    Connie ▲71 vs UK #148
    27
  79. 77
    Emma ▲7 vs UK #84
    27
  80. 77
    Niamh ▲104 vs UK #181
    27
  81. 77
    Saorlaith ▲1170 vs UK #1247
    27
  82. 82
    Ayla ▼37 vs UK #45
    26
  83. 82
    Raya Same as UK #82
    26
  84. 84
    Florence ▼78 vs UK #6
    25
  85. 84
    Martha ▲83 vs UK #167
    25
  86. 84
    Maya ▼56 vs UK #28
    25
  87. 87
    Arabella ▼60 vs UK #27
    24
  88. 87
    Aurora ▼45 vs UK #42
    24
  89. 87
    Eireann ▲1130 vs UK #1217
    24
  90. 87
    Holly ▲65 vs UK #152
    24
  91. 87
    Lainey ▲122 vs UK #209
    24
  92. 92
    Callie ▲61 vs UK #153
    23
  93. 92
    Eimear ▲1094 vs UK #1186
    23
  94. 94
    Emilia ▼42 vs UK #52
    22
  95. 94
    Maria ▼7 vs UK #87
    22
  96. 96
    Abigail ▲78 vs UK #174
    21
  97. 96
    Ailbhe ▲752 vs UK #848
    21
  98. 96
    Darcie ▼8 vs UK #88
    21
  99. 96
    Eliza ▼30 vs UK #66
    21
  100. 96
    Evelyn ▼79 vs UK #17
    21
  101. 96
    Jessica ▲19 vs UK #115
    21
  102. 96
    Millie ▼62 vs UK #34
    21
  103. 96
    Nancy ▼16 vs UK #80
    21
  104. 96
    Roise ▲1272 vs UK #1368
    21
  105. 96
    Thea ▼31 vs UK #65
    21