Jarlath
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAR-lath
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Jarlath is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Jarlath mean?
Irish: anglicised form of Iarlaith
St Jarlath founded a monastery at Tuam in the 6th century and is patron of the archdiocese of Tuam.
Is Jarlath a girl's or a boy's name?
Jarlath is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jarlath in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Jarlath, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 1999, with 15 boys.
2025 had more boys named Jarlath than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Jarlath in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 237th in Northern Ireland.
Jarlath in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,043 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
Names like Jarlath
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Joseph, Jacob, Jordan, Jamie, Jiyansh, Jack, Joel, Jonah, Jason, Adam, James, William
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey
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, “Jarlath: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jarlath, updated 20 October 2026.