Eireann
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AIR-un
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,217 for girls
Big in Northern Ireland
Eireann is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “of Ireland”. In 2025 it ranked 1,217th for girls in the UK (28 babies).
What does Eireann mean?
Irish: from Éireann, a form of Éire, Ireland
“of Ireland”
From Éireann, a form of Éire, the Irish name for Ireland.
Is Eireann a girl's or a boy's name?
Eireann is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eireann in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,217among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 9,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 28 girls in the UK were named Eireann, making it the 1,217th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,389th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 35 girls.
Half of all the girls named Eireann in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 62 girls in the UK were given Eireann or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #621, up from #1,217 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 632nd in Scotland and 87th in Northern Ireland.
Eireann in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #1,217 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,449 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,560 |
| 2022 | 27 | #1,283 |
| 2021 | 35 | #1,054 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,389 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,958 |
| 2018 | 23 | #1,468 |
| 2017 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,853 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,622 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,828 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,614 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,319 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,649 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 18 | #1,204 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,298 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 2 | #4,986 |
Names like Eireann
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aoibheann Eden Caoimhe Cassidy Raegan Fiadh Teagan Eowyn Kiara Rowan Clodagh Bree
Other spellings of Eireann
Names related to Eireann
More Irish names
Oscar Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey Kennedy
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Eireann: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eireann, updated 20 October 2026.