UK boy's name
Gearoid
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 1996. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Gearoid is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Gearoid popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 1996 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2863, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 1996 to 1996. 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.
Gearoid is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 21 living people in the UK are called Gearoid. 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 1997 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Gearoid ranked #2863 for boys in England and Wales in 1996, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 3 boys were registered as Gearoid.
- • Gearoid ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #395 in 2023.
- • About 21 living people in the UK are estimated to have Gearoid as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2863
1996
Births in 1996
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
3 births
Estimated living
21
2026
Decades
Gearoid by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Gearoid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | #2863 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Gearoid is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Gearoid. 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.
Gearoid ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #395 in 2023.
Across the UK
Gearoid in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#395 in 2023
6 years of NISRA records, 18 total registered
Related
Names similar to Gearoid
- George 121,258
- Gabriel 20,581
- Grayson 7,636
- Gregory 2,925
- Guy 2,646
- Gareth 2,092
- Gethin 1,880
- Georgie 1,872
- Gary 1,575
- Gavin 1,422
- Giovanni 1,252
- Grant 1,199
FAQ
Gearoid: questions and answers
How popular is the name Gearoid in the UK right now?
In 1996, Gearoid was ranked #2863 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Gearoid most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 3 babies registered as Gearoid in England and Wales.
How many people are called Gearoid in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Gearoid across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 18 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Gearoid most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Gearoid ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #395 in 2023. 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.