girl's name
Blaithin
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Top 1000 (E&W)
- Births on record 908
Ireland
#119
as Bláithín, 2025
Blaithin is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 11 babies in England and Wales, ranking #169. It is well established in England and Wales.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2025, when 42 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in Ireland.
- Today about 1 in 53,616 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1964.
Blaithin over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 2020s. Blaithin is more popular in Northern Ireland — see the country table below. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2017, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 34 |
| 1970s | 53 |
| 1980s | 54 |
| 1990s | 89 |
| 2000s | 139 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 188 |
| 2020s (to 2017) | 184 |
How popular is Blaithin?
In 2024, Blaithin was given to 11 babies in England and Wales, ranking #169 that year. It is well established in England and Wales.
Where Blaithin is used
Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.
How Blaithin is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Bláithín | Bláithín is Blaithin written with a fada, used in Ireland, where it ranks #119. | 223 |
| Blaithín | Blaithín is a rare spelling of Blaithin, written with a fada and recorded 3 times, mostly in Ireland. | 3 |
Names that peaked alongside Blaithin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Blaithin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Blaithin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Blaithin in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Bláithín
Sibling names for Blaithin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Blaithin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Blaithin
How popular is the name Blaithin?
In 2024, Blaithin was given to 11 babies in England and Wales, ranking #169 that year. It is well established in England and Wales.
Is Blaithin a girl's or a boy's name?
Blaithin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Blaithin most popular?
Blaithin peaked in 2025, when 42 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Blaithin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Blaithin currently ranks #119 in Ireland. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.