NameTides

Naoise

Naoise was the #88 boys' name in Ireland in 2025 (65 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales.

Naoise as a boy’s name

  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
Naoise as a boy’s name, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1964–2025, for England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.755197019801990200020102020Northern IrelandIrelandEngland & Wales
Naoise as a boy’s name, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1964–2025, for England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.755198020002020
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIreland
2025#4,275 (4)#95 (25)#88 (65)
2024—#278 (6)#162 (31)
2023#4,992 (3)—#150 (36)
2022#4,790 (3)#234 (8)#205 (25)
2021—#433 (3)#201 (26)
2020#4,608 (3)#231 (8)#183 (27)
2019—#418 (3)#237 (20)
2018——#205 (27)
2017——#244 (21)
2016#4,810 (3)#358 (4)#237 (21)
2015——#329 (13)
2014——#382 (10)
2013—#343 (4)#245 (22)
2012—#403 (3)#267 (18)
2011——#256 (20)

Naoise as a girl’s name

  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
Naoise as a girl’s name, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1964–2025, for England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.52197019801990200020102020IrelandNorthern IrelandEngland & Wales
Naoise as a girl’s name, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1964–2025, for England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.52198020002020
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIreland
2025#4,867 (4)#146 (13)#118 (39)
2024#5,892 (3)#161 (12)#123 (37)
2023#5,688 (3)#151 (13)#159 (30)
2022#3,534 (6)#183 (10)#150 (35)
2021—#223 (8)#154 (32)
2020#3,899 (5)#166 (11)#165 (29)
2019—#189 (10)#127 (44)
2018—#273 (6)#209 (24)
2017—#215 (8)#165 (32)
2016—#251 (7)#153 (36)
2015#5,730 (3)#223 (8)#204 (26)
2014——#133 (44)
2013—#327 (5)#131 (47)
2012—#297 (6)#193 (29)
2011—#246 (7)#194 (30)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in Ireland in 2025 at #88.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in Ireland in 1970.

How common is it?

about 1 in 370 baby boys in the published Ireland list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 3. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 330common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 370common
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 560common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 540common

Next year

On its recent trend, Naoise is likely to hold steady in Ireland in 2026: about 1 in 360 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 220 to 1 in 570.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.