Pronunciation
Mwi-ren / Meer-an / Mohr-in
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Sea-white, sea-fair
Fun fact
Its sea-white or sea-fair meaning gives Muireann a coastal feel. The pronunciation can change across Ireland, from Mwi-ren to Meer-an.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Muireann, 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.
#196Rank among girl names in 202522Babies 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 | 22 | #196 |
| 2024 | 26 | #171 |
| 2023 | 19 | #221 |
| 2022 | 26 | #183 |
| 2021 | 26 | #184 |
| 2020 | 26 | #178 |
| 2019 | 33 | #160 |
| 2018 | 35 | #151 |
| 2017 | 48 | #122 |
| 2016 | 57 | #101 |
| 2015 | 43 | #139 |
| 2014 | 55 | #110 |
| 2013 | 49 | #124 |
| 2012 | 50 | #121 |
| 2011 | 81 | #87 |
| 2010 | 56 | #120 |
| 2009 | 61 | #107 |
| 2008 | 71 | #96 |
| 2007 | 67 | #91 |
| 2006 | 40 | #135 |
| 2005 | 45 | #116 |
| 2004 | 40 | #122 |
| 2003 | 27 | #159 |
| 2002 | 23 | #170 |
| 2001 | 42 | #116 |
| 2000 | 31 | #132 |
| 1999 | 26 | #142 |
| 1998 | 24 | #148 |
| 1997 | 36 | #137 |
| 1996 | 41 | #129 |
| 1995 | 28 | #160 |
| 1994 | 23 | #179 |
| 1993 | 18 | #213 |
| 1992 | 19 | #213 |
| 1991 | 11 | #284 |
| 1990 | 18 | #214 |
| 1989 | 15 | #240 |
| 1988 | 24 | #185 |
| 1987 | 28 | #179 |
| 1986 | 17 | #227 |
| 1985 | 24 | #203 |
| 1984 | 10 | #308 |
| 1983 | 14 | #267 |
| 1982 | 22 | #225 |
| 1981 | 22 | #225 |
| 1980 | 18 | #245 |
| 1979 | 12 | #303 |
| 1978 | 20 | #230 |
| 1977 | 10 | #311 |
| 1976 | 15 | #252 |
| 1975 | 11 | #282 |
| 1974 | 9 | #300 |
| 1973 | 13 | #271 |
| 1972 | 4 | #428 |
| 1971 | 9 | #289 |
| 1970 | 5 | #363 |
| 1969 | 10 | #265 |
| 1968 | 5 | #327 |
| 1967 | 6 | #288 |
| 1966 | 3 | #380 |
| 1965 | 5 | #297 |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.