Pronunciation
Shee-fra / Shee-uh-fra
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Elf, fairy, changeling
Fun fact
Síofra is connected with Irish fairy folklore. It can mean a changeling, the fairy child that old stories said could take the place of a human child.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Síofra, 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.
#110Rank among girl names in 202542Babies 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 | 42 | #110 |
| 2024 | 48 | #98 |
| 2023 | 50 | #100 |
| 2022 | 33 | #157 |
| 2021 | 25 | #190 |
| 2020 | 33 | #152 |
| 2019 | 38 | #141 |
| 2018 | 44 | #124 |
| 2017 | 32 | #165 |
| 2016 | 33 | #166 |
| 2015 | 23 | #222 |
| 2014 | 47 | #127 |
| 2013 | 30 | #193 |
| 2012 | 38 | #151 |
| 2011 | 55 | #116 |
| 2010 | 44 | #139 |
| 2009 | 41 | #150 |
| 2008 | 43 | #141 |
| 2007 | 49 | #121 |
| 2006 | 32 | #159 |
| 2005 | 29 | #155 |
| 2004 | 35 | #133 |
| 2003 | 29 | #150 |
| 2002 | 18 | #208 |
| 2001 | 28 | #147 |
| 2000 | 15 | #227 |
| 1999 | 18 | #194 |
| 1998 | 7 | #319 |
| 1997 | 20 | #219 |
| 1996 | 18 | #216 |
| 1995 | 16 | #232 |
| 1994 | 6 | #374 |
| 1993 | 15 | #242 |
| 1992 | 9 | #322 |
| 1991 | 6 | #393 |
| 1990 | 8 | #336 |
| 1989 | 6 | #377 |
| 1988 | 7 | #359 |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | 6 | #388 |
| 1985 | 5 | #421 |
| 1984 | 5 | #414 |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | 3 | #523 |
| 1981 | 3 | #533 |
| 1980 | 4 | #483 |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | 3 | #522 |
| 1977 | 3 | #518 |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | 5 | #393 |
| 1973 | 3 | #508 |
| 1972 | 3 | #471 |
| 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.