UK girl's name
Saorlaith
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2016. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Saorlaith is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Saorlaith popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2016 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5785, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2016, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2016 to 2016. 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.
Saorlaith is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 240 living people in the UK are called Saorlaith. 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 2017 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Saorlaith ranked #5785 for girls in England and Wales in 2016, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2016, when 3 girls were registered as Saorlaith.
- • Saorlaith ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #91 in 2024.
- • About 240 living people in the UK are estimated to have Saorlaith as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5785
2016
Births in 2016
3
Latest year
Peak year
2016
3 births
Estimated living
240
2026
Decades
Saorlaith by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Saorlaith 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 | #5785 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Saorlaith is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Saorlaith. 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.
Saorlaith ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #91 in 2024.
Across the UK
Saorlaith in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#91 in 2024
17 years of NISRA records, 238 total registered
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FAQ
Saorlaith: questions and answers
How popular is the name Saorlaith in the UK right now?
In 2016, Saorlaith was ranked #5785 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Saorlaith most popular?
The peak year on record was 2016, with 3 babies registered as Saorlaith in England and Wales.
How many people are called Saorlaith in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Saorlaith across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 238 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Saorlaith most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Saorlaith ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #91 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.