Saoirse Forename

341,904th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Saoirse Forename User-submission:

Saoirse is an Irish Gaelic word for 'freedom'.

Saoirse Forename Distribution

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland
100%
2631:17,656948
England
 
98%
1391:400,0219,227
Northern Ireland
100%
861:21,432998
United States
100%
521:6,971,86578,509
Thailand
 
96%
151:4,671,05489,574
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Scotland
100%
71:764,3388,248
Germany
100%
41:24,169,46959,466
South Africa
100%
41:13,633,162197,070
Australia-31:4,552,54130,048
Switzerland-21:4,106,74825,883
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
France
100%
11:66,470,34085,030
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
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Saoirse (16) may also be a surname.

Saoirse Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Saoirse is an Irish Gaelic word for 'freedom'.

- nachoman43

Saorise is an Irish name, meaning 'freedom'.

- sburke
DNA test information

Saoirse Forename Popularity

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Saoirse Demographics

Saoirse Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 9 (2014)

United States
Average

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Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saiorse862/
Saoirce862/
Saotrse861/
Saorsie861/
Saorsa771/
Saorge771/
Sajors771/
Sahirsh719/
Sahirsa712/
Shahirs711/
Joairse711/
Shaorge711/
Saourge711/
Sheairs711/
Seiorse711/
Soars673/
Saers672/
Saowaors671/
Psors671/
Shahirsh671/
Soers671/
Zahirs621/
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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Saoirse