Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Domhnall

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Stranger

Pronunciation

d(o)-mhna-ll, dom(h)-nall

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1981 (rank #186, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #552, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20255
20248
20238
20223
20216
20204
201912
201812
20179
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #337, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #199, 7 births); most recent 2024 (rank #278, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20246
2023–
20223
20214
20204
20194
2018–
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence