UK girl's name
Laoise
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2010. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Laoise is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Laoise popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2010 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5707, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2002, with 7 births.
This profile covers 50 England and Wales registrations across 12 recorded years from 1996 to 2010. 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 43% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 191 living people in the UK are called Laoise. 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 2011 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Laoise ranked #5707 for girls in England and Wales in 2010, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2002, when 7 girls were registered as Laoise.
- • Laoise ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #328 in 2023.
- • About 191 living people in the UK are estimated to have Laoise as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5707
2010
Births in 2010
3
Latest year
Peak year
2002
7 births
Estimated living
191
2026
Popularity
Laoise over time
The chart below shows babies named Laoise registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2010. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Laoise, the clearest high point is 2002. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2010, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Laoise by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Laoise 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 | #5707 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #3784 | 35 | 8 |
| 1990s | #3235 | 12 | 3 |
Geography
Where Laoise is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Laoise. 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.
Laoise ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #328 in 2023.
Across the UK
Laoise in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#328 in 2023
22 years of NISRA records, 142 total registered
Related
Names similar to Laoise
- Lily 72,956
- Lucy 70,663
- Lauren 50,664
- Leah 33,185
- Lola 24,525
- Layla 24,520
- Laura 23,471
- Lilly 21,714
- Lydia 18,353
- Libby 14,515
- Lara 13,415
- Lacey 13,406
FAQ
Laoise: questions and answers
How popular is the name Laoise in the UK right now?
In 2010, Laoise was ranked #5707 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Laoise most popular?
The peak year on record was 2002, with 7 babies registered as Laoise in England and Wales.
How many people are called Laoise in the UK?
A total of 50 babies have been registered as Laoise across the 12 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 142 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Laoise most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Laoise ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #328 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.