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A name. A world of connections.
“strange, foreign”
[ˈbˠaɾʲəbʲɾʲə] · Irish
01 / Meaning & origin
Bairbre is a feminine given name documented in English and Irish. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek βάρβαρος via Latin, with the stated meaning “strange, foreign”.
2 source accounts
Meaning: “strange, foreign”
From Latin Barbara (name of a legendary saint), feminine form of barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “strange, foreign”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Barabal and Manx Barbrey.
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02 / Across borders
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1964–2025 Spelling: Bairbre
Recorded category girls
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Source: Central Statistics Office · Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | 4 | 354 | observed |
| 1968 | 3 | 401 | observed |
| 1969 | 3 | 443 | observed |
| 1970 | 6 | 326 | observed |
| 1971 | 3 | 466 | observed |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | 5 | 402 | observed |
| 1974 | 3 | 490 | observed |
| 1975 | 8 | 321 | observed |
| 1976 | 7 | 344 | observed |
| 1977 | 5 | 429 | observed |
| 1978 | 6 | 388 | observed |
| 1979 | 5 | 420 | observed |
| 1980 | 4 | 483 | observed |
| 1981 | 6 | 386 | observed |
| 1982 | 3 | 523 | observed |
| 1983 | 6 | 401 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | 3 | 521 | observed |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | 5 | 407 | observed |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | 3 | 516 | observed |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Bairbre” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
