Gender
Female
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Good
- Irish
- Good, sweet; This is the name of several Irish princesses, including the daughters of Conn of the Hundred Battles, Queen Medb of Connacht, and King Brian Boru.
Syllables
1
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #151, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 15 |
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
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #366, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 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