NameTides

Saoirse

Saoirse was the #1,085 girls' name in the US in 2025 (222 babies), and #402 in England & Wales and #1,141 in Canada.

Saoirse as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Saoirse as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Saoirse as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
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
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,085 (222)#402 (102)#178 (23)#44 (41)#17 (176)#1,141 (23)
2024#1,027 (245)#443 (95)#196 (19)#37 (46)#24 (164)#917 (30)
2023#957 (272)#363 (115)#163 (26)#37 (50)#27 (157)#848 (32)
2022#892 (312)#310 (143)#238 (16)#50 (44)#18 (212)#679 (41)
2021#811 (344)#311 (151)#153 (29)#49 (45)#23 (190)#607 (49)
2020#732 (373)#307 (151)#186 (21)#47 (44)#20 (214)#823 (34)
2019#818 (334)#392 (110)#216 (19)#41 (48)#23 (205)#692 (43)
2018#819 (331)#370 (122)#178 (25)#46 (46)#20 (225)#817 (34)
2017#959 (276)#396 (111)#210 (21)#74 (31)#15 (281)#697 (42)
2016#967 (278)#387 (118)#199 (23)#56 (42)#12 (324)#571 (54)
2015#1,448 (159)#549 (79)#227 (18)#88 (29)#18 (282)#864 (31)
2014#1,818 (112)#563 (75)#346 (11)#106 (23)#23 (263)#1,187 (21)
2013#2,305 (80)#515 (81)#449 (7)#86 (28)#22 (264)#1,792 (12)
2012#1,831 (110)#738 (54)#351 (11)#81 (30)#17 (317)#1,531 (15)
2011#1,953 (101)#534 (78)#273 (15)#62 (39)#19 (339)#1,500 (15)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2020 at #732.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1993.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,200 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

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

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 7,200uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,500uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 780common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 180very common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 120very common
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Saoirse is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,100 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 8,000 to 1 in 8,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Saoirse by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #700WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #915WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #797ILMichigan: #735MINew York: #1,087NYMassachusetts: #417MAOregon: #483ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: #813PANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,491CAUtah: #605UTColorado: #634CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #840MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #1,057NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,460TXFlorida: #1,685FL
Saoirse (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#82314

Saoirse (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SaoirseCanadaGirls#1,14123
SaoirseEngland & WalesGirls#402102
SaoirseIrelandGirls#17176
SaoírseIrelandGirls#4139
SaoirseNorthern IrelandGirls#4441
SaoirseNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
SaoirseScotlandGirls#17823
SaoirseUSGirls#1,085222