girl's name

Orlaigh

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 117

Northern Ireland

#452

2013 births

Orlaigh is a girl's name. In 2013 it was given to 3 babies in Northern Ireland, ranking #452. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in Northern Ireland in 2008, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in Northern Ireland.
  • First appears in birth records in 1997.

Orlaigh over time

Births per decade in Northern Ireland, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2013, not a full ten years.

24
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Orlaigh by decade in Northern Ireland
Decade Births
1990s 6
2000s 24
2010s (to 2013) 7

How popular is Orlaigh?

In 2013, Orlaigh was given to 3 babies in Northern Ireland, ranking #452 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Orlaigh is used

Northern Ireland #452 3 in 2013
Scotland #649 4 in 2020
Ireland #906 3 in 2013
England & Wales #6,210 3 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for Northern Ireland 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. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Orlaigh

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

Parents who like Orlaigh also like

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

Sibling names for Orlaigh

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

Common questions about Orlaigh

How popular is the name Orlaigh?

In 2013, Orlaigh was given to 3 babies in Northern Ireland, ranking #452 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Orlaigh is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Orlaigh most popular?

Orlaigh peaked in 2008, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.