Eire
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning Ireland; the name of the island in Irish.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Eire by the numbers
Eire was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eire. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean an island
Like Eire, each of these has an island in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evelynnisland; a variant spelling of Evelyn938 in the US (2017)
- Skyesky; the Isle of Skye214 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kelseyisland of the ship; a place name799 in the US (2017)
- Whitneywhite island; from a place name336 in the US (2017)
- Lindseylinden tree island; variant of Lindsey316 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Eire
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