Tirion
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TEER-ee-on
- Origin
- Welsh
Tirion is a girls' name of Welsh origin, meaning “gentle, kind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tirion mean?
Welsh: Welsh adjective tirion
“gentle, kind”
Welsh word for gentle or kind; Tirion is also the name of an Elvish city in Tolkien's Middle-earth.
Is Tirion a girl's or a boy's name?
Tirion is a girls' name.
How popular is Tirion in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tirion in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2012, 75% of the babies named Tirion in the UK were girls.
Tirion in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,874 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,461 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,951 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,520 |
Names like Tirion
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ffion Rhiannon Tegan Emily Caitlin Teagan Lydia Morgan Hannah Molly Erin Jessica
More Welsh names
Dylan Owen Winnie Maddox Idris Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred Meredith
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, “Tirion: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tirion, updated 20 October 2026.