UK boy's name
Jarlath
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2015. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Jarlath is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Jarlath popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2015 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4747, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 5 births.
This profile covers 12 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 1998 to 2015. 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.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 140 living people in the UK are called Jarlath. 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 2016 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Jarlath ranked #4747 for boys in England and Wales in 2015, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 5 boys were registered as Jarlath.
- • Jarlath ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #272 in 2023.
- • About 140 living people in the UK are estimated to have Jarlath as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4747
2015
Births in 2015
3
Latest year
Peak year
1998
5 births
Estimated living
140
2026
Popularity
Jarlath over time
The chart below shows babies named Jarlath registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2015. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Jarlath, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2015, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jarlath by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Jarlath 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 | #4747 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990s | #2250 | 9 | 2 |
Geography
Where Jarlath is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Jarlath. 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.
Jarlath ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #272 in 2023.
Across the UK
Jarlath in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#272 in 2023
24 years of NISRA records, 129 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Jarlath
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Jarlath Carey
Gaelic football player
Gaelic football player
1932-2006
Related
Names similar to Jarlath
- Jack 188,738
- Joshua 145,192
- James 141,878
- Joseph 102,259
- Jacob 93,754
- Jake 66,896
- Jamie 41,243
- Jordan 36,750
- Jayden 28,921
- Jude 24,156
- John 22,240
- Joe 19,164
FAQ
Jarlath: questions and answers
How popular is the name Jarlath in the UK right now?
In 2015, Jarlath was ranked #4747 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Jarlath most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 5 babies registered as Jarlath in England and Wales.
How many people are called Jarlath in the UK?
A total of 12 babies have been registered as Jarlath across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 129 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Jarlath most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Jarlath ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #272 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.