Is Saoirse a boy or girl name?
Saoirse is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 242 girls and 0 boys were named Saoirse, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,842 US babies named Saoirse were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,036
- Babies named Saoirse since 1993
- 3,842
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 373 babies
Boys and girls named Saoirse, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 242 | #1,036 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 272 | #959 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 311 | #898 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 344 | #812 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 373 | #735 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 334 | #819 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 331 | #821 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 276 | #962 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 278 | #970 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,451 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,828 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,324 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,845 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,965 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,560 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,083 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,377 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 38 | #4,115 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,722 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,356 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,471 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,210 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,663 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,284 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,160 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,317 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,643 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,484 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,263 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,294 |
Highest rank
Saoirse has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #735 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.