Pronunciation
Eer-la
Meaning
Prince
Alternate spellings
Iarfhlaith
Fun fact
The longer traditional spelling Iarfhlaith has more letters, but the same smooth Eer-la sound. Irish spellings can look grand while being surprisingly short to say.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Iarlaith, 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.
#85Rank among boy names in 202568Babies 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 | 68 | #85 |
| 2024 | 56 | #99 |
| 2023 | 48 | #119 |
| 2022 | 50 | #121 |
| 2021 | 57 | #113 |
| 2020 | 39 | #147 |
| 2019 | 39 | #148 |
| 2018 | 32 | #177 |
| 2017 | 28 | #203 |
| 2016 | 32 | #182 |
| 2015 | 37 | #167 |
| 2014 | 29 | #203 |
| 2013 | 24 | #229 |
| 2012 | 17 | #279 |
| 2011 | 14 | #308 |
| 2010 | 13 | #322 |
| 2009 | 10 | #366 |
| 2008 | 6 | #472 |
| 2007 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2006 | 4 | #493 |
| 2005 | 3 | #518 |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | 3 | #500 |
| 2002 | 4 | #393 |
| 2001 | 3 | #409 |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | 3 | #324 |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.