Pronunciation
Blaw-heen
Meaning
Little flower
Alternate spellings
Bláthín
Fun fact
Bláth means flower in Irish, and you add ín to make it little. So Bláithín means little flower. I think that’s such a pretty meaning.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Bláithín, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#118Rank among girl names in 202539Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #118 |
| 2024 | 38 | #121 |
| 2023 | 29 | #163 |
| 2022 | 28 | #174 |
| 2021 | 22 | #209 |
| 2020 | 25 | #187 |
| 2019 | 22 | #221 |
| 2018 | 20 | #235 |
| 2017 | 23 | #219 |
| 2016 | 13 | #335 |
| 2015 | 18 | #276 |
| 2014 | 16 | #304 |
| 2013 | 15 | #315 |
| 2012 | 24 | #225 |
| 2011 | 19 | #266 |
| 2010 | 18 | #293 |
| 2009 | 15 | #314 |
| 2008 | 21 | #251 |
| 2007 | 12 | #348 |
| 2006 | 18 | #238 |
| 2005 | 16 | #245 |
| 2004 | 13 | #272 |
| 2003 | 13 | #263 |
| 2002 | 6 | #406 |
| 2001 | 11 | #278 |
| 2000 | 14 | #239 |
| 1999 | 11 | #254 |
| 1998 | 12 | #229 |
| 1997 | 10 | #304 |
| 1996 | 8 | #333 |
| 1995 | 7 | #352 |
| 1994 | 4 | #450 |
| 1993 | 7 | #356 |
| 1992 | 14 | #262 |
| 1991 | 8 | #338 |
| 1990 | 8 | #336 |
| 1989 | 4 | #445 |
| 1988 | 10 | #304 |
| 1987 | 7 | #362 |
| 1986 | 7 | #356 |
| 1985 | 4 | #456 |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | 10 | #313 |
| 1982 | 5 | #425 |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | 7 | #370 |
| 1979 | 5 | #420 |
| 1978 | 5 | #428 |
| 1977 | 6 | #391 |
| 1976 | 6 | #360 |
| 1975 | 7 | #343 |
| 1974 | 6 | #374 |
| 1973 | 4 | #449 |
| 1972 | 6 | #352 |
| 1971 | 8 | #303 |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | 6 | #322 |
| 1968 | 5 | #327 |
| 1967 | 5 | #315 |
| 1966 | 5 | #310 |
| 1965 | 9 | #238 |
| 1964 | 4 | #327 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.