girl's name
Dearbhla
- Origin Irish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Top 1000 (Ireland)
- Births on record 1,218
Northern Ireland
#255
2024 births
Dearbhla is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in Ireland, ranking #484. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Dearbhla is a name of Irish origin.
- Peaked in Ireland in 1996, when 34 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in Ireland.
- Today about 1 in 6,408 babies in Ireland is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1969.
Dearbhla over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 121 |
| 1980s | 111 |
| 1990s | 219 |
| 2000s | 222 |
| 2010s | 145 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 33 |
How popular is Dearbhla?
In 2025, Dearbhla was given to 7 babies in Ireland, ranking #484 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Dearbhla 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.
Names that peaked alongside Dearbhla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dearbhla also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dearbhla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Dearbhla
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Sibling names for Dearbhla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dearbhla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dearbhla
How popular is the name Dearbhla?
In 2025, Dearbhla was given to 7 babies in Ireland, ranking #484 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Dearbhla a girl's or a boy's name?
Dearbhla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Dearbhla most popular?
Dearbhla peaked in 1996, when 34 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Dearbhla?
Dearbhla is usually shortened to Dervla.
Is Dearbhla a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dearbhla currently ranks #255 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.