Dublin
Mostly boys · DUB-lin · Irish
Dublin is a name of Irish origin, meaning “black pool”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dublin mean?
Irish: from Irish Dubh Linn
“black pool”
Named after Ireland's capital, from Irish Dubh Linn, the dark tidal pool where the River Poddle met the Liffey.
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- DUB-lin
Is Dublin a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Dublin has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Dublin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Dublin in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2015, 28% of the babies named Dublin in the US were girls.
Dublin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 26 | #3,980 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
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