girl's name

Nodlaig

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 25

Ireland

#538

1978 births

Nodlaig is a girl's name. In 1978 it was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #538. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in Ireland in 1973, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in Ireland.
  • First appears in birth records in 1971.

Nodlaig over time

Births per decade in Ireland, 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1978, not a full ten years.

25
'70
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Births named Nodlaig by decade in Ireland
Decade Births
1970s (to 1978) 25

How popular is Nodlaig?

In 1978, Nodlaig was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #538 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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 Nodlaig

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nodlaig also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nodlaig over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nodlaig

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nodlaig — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nodlaig

Is Nodlaig a girl's or a boy's name?

Nodlaig is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Nodlaig most popular?

Nodlaig peaked in 1973, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.