Pronunciation
Graw-nya
Meaning
Often linked with grain; the name’s original derivation is debated
Alternate spellings
Grainne
Fun fact
Gráinne and the warrior Diarmuid flee together in one of Ireland’s great love stories. Folklore links their resting places with ancient stone monuments known as Diarmuid and Gráinne’s beds.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Gráinne, 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.
#166Rank among girl names in 202528Babies 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.
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| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #166 |
| 2024 | 16 | #259 |
| 2023 | 12 | #316 |
| 2022 | 19 | #232 |
| 2021 | 26 | #184 |
| 2020 | 24 | #194 |
| 2019 | 19 | #247 |
| 2018 | 12 | #361 |
| 2017 | 21 | #233 |
| 2016 | 18 | #254 |
| 2015 | 32 | #177 |
| 2014 | 22 | #229 |
| 2013 | 36 | #165 |
| 2012 | 31 | #184 |
| 2011 | 42 | #145 |
| 2010 | 39 | #160 |
| 2009 | 45 | #139 |
| 2008 | 75 | #88 |
| 2007 | 59 | #102 |
| 2006 | 70 | #86 |
| 2005 | 58 | #101 |
| 2004 | 102 | #57 |
| 2003 | 74 | #68 |
| 2002 | 74 | #71 |
| 2001 | 77 | #66 |
| 2000 | 85 | #52 |
| 1999 | 94 | #49 |
| 1998 | 70 | #56 |
| 1997 | 114 | #53 |
| 1996 | 81 | #65 |
| 1995 | 85 | #63 |
| 1994 | 105 | #52 |
| 1993 | 108 | #54 |
| 1992 | 113 | #53 |
| 1991 | 121 | #52 |
| 1990 | 113 | #55 |
| 1989 | 156 | #37 |
| 1988 | 143 | #49 |
| 1987 | 128 | #62 |
| 1986 | 118 | #72 |
| 1985 | 116 | #67 |
| 1984 | 122 | #69 |
| 1983 | 163 | #56 |
| 1982 | 202 | #45 |
| 1981 | 176 | #54 |
| 1980 | 195 | #50 |
| 1979 | 163 | #56 |
| 1978 | 167 | #55 |
| 1977 | 161 | #56 |
| 1976 | 158 | #57 |
| 1975 | 144 | #61 |
| 1974 | 141 | #65 |
| 1973 | 150 | #60 |
| 1972 | 152 | #53 |
| 1971 | 121 | #74 |
| 1970 | 127 | #66 |
| 1969 | 120 | #61 |
| 1968 | 123 | #60 |
| 1967 | 122 | #58 |
| 1966 | 121 | #57 |
| 1965 | 133 | #52 |
| 1964 | 99 | #62 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.