UK girl's name
Blaithin
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2013. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Blaithin is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Blaithin popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2013 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4739, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2013, with 4 births.
This profile covers 7 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 1996 to 2013. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Blaithin is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 166 living people in the UK are called Blaithin. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2014 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Blaithin ranked #4739 for girls in England and Wales in 2013, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2013, when 4 girls were registered as Blaithin.
- • Blaithin ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #169 in 2024.
- • About 166 living people in the UK are estimated to have Blaithin as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4739
2013
Births in 2013
4
Latest year
Peak year
2013
4 births
Estimated living
166
2026
Popularity
Blaithin over time
The chart below shows babies named Blaithin registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2013. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Blaithin, the clearest high point is 2013. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2013, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Blaithin by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Blaithin was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4739 | 4 | 1 |
| 1990s | #3795 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Blaithin is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Blaithin. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Blaithin ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #169 in 2024.
Across the UK
Blaithin in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#169 in 2024
25 years of NISRA records, 160 total registered
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- Beatrix 4,317
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FAQ
Blaithin: questions and answers
How popular is the name Blaithin in the UK right now?
In 2013, Blaithin was ranked #4739 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Blaithin most popular?
The peak year on record was 2013, with 4 babies registered as Blaithin in England and Wales.
How many people are called Blaithin in the UK?
A total of 7 babies have been registered as Blaithin across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 160 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Blaithin most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Blaithin ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #169 in 2024. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.