Naoise
Unisex · NEE-sha · Irish
UnisexBig in Northern Ireland
Naoise is a name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,779th for girls in the UK (17 babies).
What does Naoise mean?
Irish
In Irish legend Naoise is the young warrior with whom Deirdre of the Sorrows elopes, with tragic results.
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- NEE-sha
Is Naoise a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Naoise has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls and 29 boys in the UK.
How popular is Naoise in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,779among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the UK were named Naoise, making it the 1,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,864th. 29 boys were also named Naoise in 2025 (1,102nd for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Naoise of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Naoise in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 92% of the babies named Naoise in the UK in 2001, and 37% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales and 146th in Northern Ireland.
Naoise in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,779 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,864 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
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