UK girl's name
Blanaid
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2006. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Blanaid is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Blanaid popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2006 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5061, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2006, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2006 to 2006. 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.
Blanaid is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 19 living people in the UK are called Blanaid. 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 2007 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Blanaid ranked #5061 for girls in England and Wales in 2006, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2006, when 3 girls were registered as Blanaid.
- • Blanaid ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #413 in 2007.
- • About 19 living people in the UK are estimated to have Blanaid as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5061
2006
Births in 2006
3
Latest year
Peak year
2006
3 births
Estimated living
19
2026
Decades
Blanaid by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Blanaid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #5061 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Blanaid is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Blanaid. 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.
Blanaid ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #413 in 2007.
Across the UK
Blanaid in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#413 in 2007
5 years of NISRA records, 16 total registered
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Names similar to Blanaid
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- Bethan 7,968
- Beth 6,440
- Betsy 5,065
- Beatrix 4,317
- Billie 4,220
- Beau 3,231
- Bryony 3,167
FAQ
Blanaid: questions and answers
How popular is the name Blanaid in the UK right now?
In 2006, Blanaid was ranked #5061 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Blanaid most popular?
The peak year on record was 2006, with 3 babies registered as Blanaid in England and Wales.
How many people are called Blanaid in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Blanaid across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 16 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Blanaid most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Blanaid ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #413 in 2007. 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.