girl's name
Sile
SHEE-luh (Irish)
- Origin Irish
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Births on record 404
Ireland
#622
as Síle, 2025
Sile is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2016 it was given to 5 babies in Ireland, ranking #668. It was given to fewer than three babies in the most recent year of published figures for Ireland.
- Sile is a name of Irish origin.
- Peaked in Ireland in 1981, when 31 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in Ireland.
- First appears in birth records in 1964.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Sile Over Time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 27 |
| 1970s | 85 |
| 1980s | 148 |
| 1990s | 64 |
| 2000s | 30 |
| 2010s | 30 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 20 |
How Popular Is Sile?
In 2016, Sile was given to 5 babies in Ireland, ranking #668 that year. It was given to fewer than three babies in the most recent year of published figures for Ireland.
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 Sile Is Spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Síle | Síle is a rare spelling of Sile, written with a fada and recorded 30 times, mostly in Ireland. | 30 |
Names That Peaked Alongside Sile
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Sile Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sile over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Sile
- Irish SHEE-luh
Sile 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.
- Síle
Sibling Names for Sile
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Sile — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Sile
Is Sile a girl's or a boy's name?
Sile is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Sile?
Sile has 2 syllables.
When was Sile most popular?
Sile peaked in 1981, when 31 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Sile a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sile currently ranks #622 in Ireland. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.