Saoirse

Saoirse: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “freedom, liberty”
Origin: Irish
Say it: SEER-sha · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Modern Irish vocabulary name from saoirse, meaning 'freedom'. It came into use in the early 20th century in an Irish nationalist context.

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How popular is Saoirse?

202473.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Saoirse in 2024242

2024 rank#1,037 girls

Peak year2020

Total US babies since 18803,842

Saoirse is rising: use over the last five years is 3.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Saoirse

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Maeveshe who intoxicates · Irish
Kennedyhelmeted head · Irish
Sloaneraider · Irish
Delaneydescendant of the challenger · Irish
Reaganlittle king · Irish
Alannachild; or dear one · Irish
Teaganlittle poet · Irish
Mckennason of Cionaodh · Irish

Saoirse questions

What does the name Saoirse mean?

Saoirse means "freedom, liberty". It comes from Irish. Modern Irish vocabulary name from saoirse, meaning 'freedom'. It came into use in the early 20th century in an Irish nationalist context.

Is Saoirse a boy or girl name?

Saoirse is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Saoirse?

242 US babies were named Saoirse in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.

How do you pronounce Saoirse?

Saoirse is usually pronounced SEER-sha.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.