Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2020

Saoirse

Meaning freedom Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,089 Trend ↓ Falling 27%

Borrowed from Irish Saoirse, from saoirse (“freedom”).

Rank 2025
#1,089
among girls · ↓58 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
222
named Saoirse · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,240
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
373 babies
All-time total
4,068
#2,950 all-time among girls
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Saoirse popularity over time

4,068 babies have been named Saoirse since 1993, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2020Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s 64 6 – #6,317
2000s 383 38 +498% #2,377
2010s 1,853 185 +384% #819
2020s (to 2025) 1,768 295 +59% #735

Where Saoirse is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 211 0.13 outside top 500
2027 203 0.13 outside top 500
2028 196 0.12 outside top 500
2029 190 0.12 outside top 500
2030 185 0.12 outside top 500

Where Saoirse is most popular

Girls named Saoirse per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.172 per 1,000. Strongest in Oregon, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Saoirse born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Oregon 39 0.599 +248%
Massachusetts 68 0.562 +227%
Connecticut 31 0.533 +210%
Idaho 17 0.508 +195%
Washington 59 0.408 +138%
Colorado 43 0.385 +124%
New Hampshire 6 0.325 +89%
Pennsylvania 75 0.317 +84%
Virginia 48 0.282 +64%
New Jersey 45 0.249 +45%
Maryland 26 0.245 +43%
Wisconsin 25 0.243 +41%
New York 93 0.235 +37%
Utah 19 0.228 +33%
Illinois 47 0.205 +19%
Nebraska 6 0.167 ≈ national
North Carolina 37 0.163 -5%
Missouri 19 0.158 -8%
Ohio 37 0.156 -9%
California 131 0.156 -9%
Tennessee 24 0.151 -12%
Florida 56 0.131 -24%
Michigan 23 0.126 -27%
Kansas 7 0.121 -29%
Arizona 17 0.121 -30%
Texas 90 0.112 -35%
Indiana 11 0.078 -54%
Georgia 17 0.075 -56%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -60%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -68%
Minnesota 6 0.056 -68%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Saoirse

Saoirse is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,089 in 2025 with 222 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 4,068 American babies have been named Saoirse. Its peak came in 2020, when 373 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Saoirse stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Saoirse?

The median living Saoirse is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 10. An estimated 4,000 people named Saoirse are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Saoirse year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 222 #1,089
2024 245 #1,031
2023 272 #959
2022 312 #894
2021 344 #812
2020 373 #735
2019 334 #819
2018 331 #822
2017 276 #962
2016 278 #970
2015 159 #1,451
2014 112 #1,828
2013 80 #2,324
2012 110 #1,845
2011 101 #1,965
2010 72 #2,560
2009 56 #3,083
2008 82 #2,377
2007 38 #4,115
2006 42 #3,722
2005 32 #4,356
2004 31 #4,471
2003 24 #5,210
2002 30 #4,262
2001 26 #4,663
2000 22 #5,284
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Famous people named Saoirse

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Saoirse Ronan Saoirse Ronan American-born Irish actress (born 1994) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Saoirse, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Saoirse?

The median living Saoirse is about 6 years old. Half of all living Saoirses are between 3 and 10 years old.

How many people named Saoirse are alive today?

An estimated 4,000 people named Saoirse are alive in the United States, based on 4,068 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Saoirse mean?

Borrowed from Irish Saoirse, from saoirse (“freedom”).

How popular is the name Saoirse in 2025?

Saoirse ranked #1,089 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 222 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Saoirse?

4,068 babies have been named Saoirse in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Saoirse most popular?

Saoirse peaked in 2020, when 373 newborns received the name.

Is Saoirse a boy or girl name?

Saoirse is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Saoirse rising or falling?

Saoirse is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Saoirse become more popular?

Saoirse is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 185 girls named Saoirse in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Saoirse?

Well-known people named Saoirse include Saoirse Ronan (actor).

Names like Saoirse

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