UK girl's name
Naimh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2003. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Naimh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Naimh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2003 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4373, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2001, with 5 births.
This profile covers 12 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 1997 to 2003. 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 15 living people in the UK are called Naimh. 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 2004 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Naimh ranked #4373 for girls in England and Wales in 2003, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2001, when 5 girls were registered as Naimh.
- • Naimh ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #351 in 1998.
- • About 15 living people in the UK are estimated to have Naimh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4373
2003
Births in 2003
3
Latest year
Peak year
2001
5 births
Estimated living
15
2026
Popularity
Naimh over time
The chart below shows babies named Naimh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2003. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Naimh, the clearest high point is 2001. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2003, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Naimh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Naimh 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 | #3578 | 8 | 2 |
| 1990s | #3174 | 4 | 1 |
Geography
Where Naimh is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Naimh. 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.
Naimh ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #351 in 1998.
Across the UK
Naimh in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#351 in 1998
1 years of NISRA records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Naimh
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- Nancy 12,607
- Naomi 12,199
- Natalie 10,885
- Nevaeh 7,869
- Nina 7,285
- Neve 7,180
- Natalia 7,099
- Nadia 6,032
- Nicola 4,927
FAQ
Naimh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Naimh in the UK right now?
In 2003, Naimh was ranked #4373 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Naimh most popular?
The peak year on record was 2001, with 5 babies registered as Naimh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Naimh in the UK?
A total of 12 babies have been registered as Naimh across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 3 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Naimh most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Naimh ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #351 in 1998. 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.