Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Lughaidh

Gender

Male

Origin

Germanic
Famous fighter
Irish

Syllables

2

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #413, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #642, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20254
20248
20233
2022–
20217
20206
20194
20183
20173
20164

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 Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #305, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

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