Pronunciation
Blaw-nid
Meaning
Flower, little flower
Alternate spellings
Bláithnaid; Blathnaid
Fun fact
Bláthnaid is another Irish flower name, like Bláithín and Bláthnat. They have similar meanings but different endings and sounds.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Bláthnaid, 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.
#273Rank among girl names in 202515Babies 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 | 15 | #273 |
| 2024 | 22 | #197 |
| 2023 | 14 | #279 |
| 2022 | 17 | #254 |
| 2021 | 18 | #251 |
| 2020 | 7 | #495 |
| 2019 | 16 | #284 |
| 2018 | 11 | #387 |
| 2017 | 9 | #430 |
| 2016 | 7 | #515 |
| 2015 | 7 | #532 |
| 2014 | 13 | #353 |
| 2013 | 21 | #246 |
| 2012 | 13 | #371 |
| 2011 | 12 | #393 |
| 2010 | 18 | #293 |
| 2009 | 17 | #284 |
| 2008 | 19 | #272 |
| 2007 | 21 | #233 |
| 2006 | 25 | #186 |
| 2005 | 17 | #232 |
| 2004 | 15 | #242 |
| 2003 | 8 | #362 |
| 2002 | 7 | #374 |
| 2001 | 13 | #254 |
| 2000 | 8 | #324 |
| 1999 | 6 | #355 |
| 1998 | 12 | #229 |
| 1997 | 13 | #275 |
| 1996 | 7 | #356 |
| 1995 | 7 | #352 |
| 1994 | 3 | #502 |
| 1993 | 9 | #320 |
| 1992 | 6 | #391 |
| 1991 | 6 | #393 |
| 1990 | 9 | #321 |
| 1989 | 12 | #272 |
| 1988 | 10 | #304 |
| 1987 | 7 | #362 |
| 1986 | 6 | #388 |
| 1985 | 5 | #421 |
| 1984 | 11 | #298 |
| 1983 | 8 | #347 |
| 1982 | 3 | #523 |
| 1981 | 4 | #471 |
| 1980 | 7 | #370 |
| 1979 | 6 | #391 |
| 1978 | 3 | #522 |
| 1977 | 8 | #348 |
| 1976 | 3 | #497 |
| 1975 | 5 | #406 |
| 1974 | 7 | #340 |
| 1973 | 22 | #218 |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | 7 | #326 |
| 1970 | 6 | #326 |
| 1969 | 3 | #443 |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | 3 | #385 |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.