Pronunciation
Mwir-ish
Meaning
Moorish; Irish form of Maurice
Alternate spellings
Maurice
Fun fact
Muiris is the Irish form of Maurice, a name used by Anglo-Norman families in Ireland.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Muiris, 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.
Less than 3Babies registered in 2025; no ranking shown
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 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2022 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2021 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2020 | 3 | #741 |
| 2019 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2018 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2017 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2016 | 3 | #713 |
| 2015 | 3 | #699 |
| 2014 | 3 | #715 |
| 2013 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2012 | 3 | #718 |
| 2011 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2010 | 4 | #611 |
| 2009 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2008 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2007 | 3 | #629 |
| 2006 | 4 | #493 |
| 2005 | 5 | #403 |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2002 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2001 | 4 | #347 |
| 2000 | 4 | #347 |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | 3 | #334 |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | 5 | #253 |
| 1988 | 3 | #319 |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | 4 | #269 |
| 1984 | 3 | #318 |
| 1983 | 5 | #258 |
| 1982 | 3 | #330 |
| 1981 | 7 | #239 |
| 1980 | 3 | #321 |
| 1979 | 3 | #324 |
| 1978 | 3 | #326 |
| 1977 | 6 | #253 |
| 1976 | 3 | #316 |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | 3 | #307 |
| 1971 | 4 | #280 |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | 4 | #270 |
| 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.