girl's name
Blathnaid
- Origin Irish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Popularity Top 1000 (Ireland)
- Births on record 722
Northern Ireland
#213
2024 births
Blathnaid is a girl's name. In 2017 it was given to 9 babies in Ireland, ranking #432. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Blathnaid is a name of Irish origin.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2006, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in Ireland.
- First appears in birth records in 1965.
Blathnaid over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 2020s. 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 | 6 |
| 1970s | 67 |
| 1980s | 73 |
| 1990s | 78 |
| 2000s | 150 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 127 |
| 2020s (to 2017) | 93 |
How popular is Blathnaid?
In 2017, Blathnaid was given to 9 babies in Ireland, ranking #432 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Blathnaid 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 Blathnaid is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Bláthnaid | Bláthnaid is Blathnaid written with a fada, used in Ireland, where it ranks #274. | 120 |
Names that peaked alongside Blathnaid
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Blathnaid also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Blathnaid over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Blathnaid 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.
- Bláthnaid
Sibling names for Blathnaid
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Blathnaid — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Blathnaid
How popular is the name Blathnaid?
In 2017, Blathnaid was given to 9 babies in Ireland, ranking #432 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Blathnaid a girl's or a boy's name?
Blathnaid is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Blathnaid most popular?
Blathnaid peaked in 2006, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Blathnaid a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Blathnaid currently ranks #213 in Ireland. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.