Sadhbh

Sadhbh was the #32 girls' name in Ireland in 2025 (129 babies), and #3,705 in England & Wales.

Sadhbh as a girl’s name

  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
Sadhbh 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.02.557.510197019801990200020102020IrelandNorthern IrelandEngland & Wales
Sadhbh 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.02.557.510198020002020
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.
Show the numbers
YearEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIreland
2025#3,705 (6)#205 (8)#32 (129)
2024#3,319 (7)#253 (6)#38 (117)
2023#3,599 (6)#264 (6)#40 (120)
2022#4,646 (4)#305 (5)#32 (153)
2021#2,942 (8)#237 (7)#35 (150)
2020#2,615 (9)#333 (4)#39 (128)
2019#3,151 (7)#243 (7)#37 (145)
2018#3,985 (5)#434 (3)#52 (114)
2017#4,763 (4)—#61 (104)
2016#4,763 (4)#440 (3)#57 (108)
2015—#269 (6)#53 (123)
2014#4,003 (5)#314 (5)#44 (144)
2013——#67 (108)
2012#5,876 (3)#383 (4)#61 (113)
2011#5,785 (3)#363 (4)#56 (132)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in Ireland in 2022 at #32.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in Ireland in 1971.

How common is it?

about 1 in 160 baby girls in the published Ireland list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 6. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 910common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 160very common

Next year

On its recent trend, Sadhbh is likely to keep falling in Ireland in 2026: about 1 in 180 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 150 to 1 in 210.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.