Eirlys
Girl · AYR-lis · Welsh
Eirlys is a girls' name of Welsh origin, meaning “snowdrop”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies).
What does Eirlys mean?
Welsh: Welsh word, from eira 'snow'
“snowdrop”
The Welsh name of the snowdrop, one of the first flowers of the year.
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Is Eirlys a girl's or a boy's name?
Eirlys is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eirlys in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Eirlys, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Eirlys in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Eirlys in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Eirlys
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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