Irish Forename
20,531st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 44,013 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands
Irish Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 95% | 39,302 | 1:2,697 | 525 |
| United States | 88% | 1,962 | 1:184,779 | 6,763 |
| India | 80% | 681 | 1:1,783,962 | 96,756 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 350 | 1:88,036 | 9,509 |
| South Africa | 60% | 345 | 1:158,066 | 10,956 |
| Solomon Islands | 53% | 290 | 1:2,003 | 357 |
| Russia | 93% | 146 | 1:987,902 | 8,559 |
| Indonesia | - | 108 | 1:2,388,552 | 116,831 |
| Papua New Guinea | 90% | 72 | 1:113,227 | 10,176 |
| Botswana | 100% | 63 | 1:34,674 | 3,690 |
| Thailand | 100% | 53 | 1:1,321,996 | 43,364 |
| Suriname | - | 49 | 1:11,282 | 2,027 |
| Malaysia | 85% | 47 | 1:647,871 | 26,056 |
| Canada | 100% | 44 | 1:753,031 | 16,915 |
| Ireland | - | 42 | 1:110,560 | 2,639 |
| Qatar | 95% | 36 | 1:65,822 | 8,074 |
| Singapore | 95% | 33 | 1:190,517 | 8,408 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 29 | 1:819,644 | 35,170 |
| Nigeria | 84% | 29 | 1:6,122,909 | 83,805 |
| England | 100% | 28 | 1:1,985,819 | 25,430 |
| Germany | 72% | 25 | 1:3,867,115 | 17,280 |
| Belarus | 100% | 18 | 1:526,799 | 3,344 |
| Zimbabwe | 56% | 17 | 1:907,283 | 33,225 |
| Mexico | 100% | 15 | 1:8,276,295 | 27,186 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 14 | 1:510,857 | 17,236 |
| Kenya | - | 12 | 1:3,858,926 | 23,691 |
| Australia | - | 11 | 1:1,241,602 | 13,569 |
| Netherlands | 72% | 10 | 1:1,690,208 | 23,366 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 9 | 1:204,794 | 1,831 |
| Vanuatu | - | 9 | 1:29,088 | 709 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Zambia | - | 8 | 1:1,981,849 | 20,512 |
| Chile | 67% | 8 | 1:2,200,901 | 14,453 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| Italy | 60% | 7 | 1:8,723,156 | 29,138 |
| Hong Kong | - | 7 | 1:1,107,532 | 6,332 |
| Uganda | 57% | 7 | 1:5,850,989 | 49,331 |
| Norway | - | 7 | 1:733,190 | 11,461 |
| Brazil | - | 6 | 1:35,706,026 | 284,222 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Finland | 50% | 5 | 1:1,096,637 | 9,775 |
| China | - | 5 | 1:273,211,156 | 75,889 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| Moldova | - | 4 | 1:890,285 | 4,314 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Afghanistan | 67% | 4 | 1:8,155,879 | 35,337 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 2 | 1:26,394,160 | 73,301 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Armenia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| San Marino | 100% | 1 | 1:32,920 | 787 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
Irish (13,660) may also be a surname.
Irish Forename Popularity
Irish Demographics
Irish Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 341 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Irish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Irish in the Russian language | ||
| Ириш | iris | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Irish