boy's name
Turlough
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 8
- Popularity Top 1000 (Ireland)
- Births on record 270
Northern Ireland
#307
2024 births
Turlough is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #840. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2010, when 11 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in Ireland.
- Today about 1 in 14,952 babies in Ireland is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1965.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Turlough 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 | 16 |
| 1970s | 51 |
| 1980s | 15 |
| 1990s | 21 |
| 2000s | 47 |
| 2010s | 42 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 21 |
How popular is Turlough?
In 2025, Turlough was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #840 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Turlough 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 Turlough
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Turlough also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Turlough over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Turlough
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Turlough — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Turlough
How popular is the name Turlough?
In 2025, Turlough was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #840 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Turlough a girl's or a boy's name?
Turlough is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Turlough?
Turlough has 2 syllables.
When was Turlough most popular?
Turlough peaked in 2010, when 11 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Turlough a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Turlough currently ranks #307 in Ireland. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.