UK name, mostly girls
Naoise
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Also recorded as a boys' name in the UK, with 12 boys.
Naoise is mostly registered for girls in the UK records. People looking for Naoise popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5891, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2022, with 6 births.
This profile covers 32 England and Wales registrations across 8 recorded years from 1999 to 2024. 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 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 230 living people in the UK are called Naoise. 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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Naoise ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2022, when 6 girls were registered as Naoise.
- • Naoise ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #161 in 2024.
- • Naoise is also recorded for boys, but the girls side is the larger UK variant in these records.
- • About 230 living people in the UK are estimated to have Naoise as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 72.7% of Naoise registrations are for girls.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5891
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2022
6 births
Estimated living
230
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Naoise
In England and Wales birth records, Naoise has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 27.3% of registrations are for boys and 72.7% are for girls.
These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.
Naoise registered for boys
- Ranked #4,991 in 2023
- 3 boys registered in 2023
- Peak: 2016 (3 births)
Naoise registered for girls
- Ranked #5,891 in 2024
- 3 girls registered in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (6 births)
Popularity
Naoise over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Naoise in England and Wales, from 1999 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Naoise, the clearest high point is 2022. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Naoise by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Naoise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4753 | 17 | 4 |
| 2010s | #5730 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #3255 | 8 | 2 |
| 1990s | #3225 | 4 | 1 |
Geography
Where Naoise is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Naoise. 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.
Naoise ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #161 in 2024.
Across the UK
Naoise in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#161 in 2024
26 years of NISRA records, 199 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Naoise
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Naoise Mac Sweeney
classical archaeologist; university teacher; historian; archaeologist
Classical archaeologist and ancient historian
1982-
Related
Names similar to Naoise
- Niamh 20,347
- Nicole 19,687
- Natasha 15,578
- 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
Naoise: questions and answers
How popular is the name Naoise in the UK right now?
In 2024, Naoise was ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Naoise most popular?
The peak year on record was 2022, with 6 babies registered as Naoise in England and Wales.
How many people are called Naoise in the UK?
A total of 32 babies have been registered as Naoise across the 8 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 199 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Naoise most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Naoise ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #161 in 2024. 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.