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01 / Meaning & origin
Eimear is a feminine given name documented in English and Irish.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2002: 5 girls (rank 15432). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1964–2025 Spelling: Eimear
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 | 5 | 300 | observed |
| 1965 | 16 | 194 | observed |
| 1966 | 26 | 162 | observed |
| 1967 | 18 | 189 | observed |
| 1968 | 9 | 258 | observed |
| 1969 | 26 | 181 | observed |
| 1970 | 28 | 172 | observed |
| 1971 | 38 | 158 | observed |
| 1972 | 32 | 173 | observed |
| 1973 | 45 | 151 | observed |
| 1974 | 59 | 129 | observed |
| 1975 | 64 | 119 | observed |
| 1976 | 85 | 98 | observed |
| 1977 | 87 | 96 | observed |
| 1978 | 83 | 98 | observed |
| 1979 | 124 | 74 | observed |
| 1980 | 181 | 53 | observed |
| 1981 | 136 | 65 | observed |
| 1982 | 184 | 49 | observed |
| 1983 | 166 | 54 | observed |
| 1984 | 112 | 73 | observed |
| 1985 | 148 | 51 | observed |
| 1986 | 165 | 48 | observed |
| 1987 | 117 | 69 | observed |
| 1988 | 148 | 48 | observed |
| 1989 | 134 | 50 | observed |
| 1990 | 123 | 51 | observed |
| 1991 | 110 | 62 | observed |
| 1992 | 176 | 32 | observed |
| 1993 | 150 | 40 | observed |
| 1994 | 147 | 38 | observed |
| 1995 | 156 | 35 | observed |
| 1996 | 222 | 26 | observed |
| 1997 | 197 | 30 | observed |
| 1998 | 140 | 29 | observed |
| 1999 | 148 | 35 | observed |
| 2000 | 168 | 33 | observed |
| 2001 | 146 | 40 | observed |
| 2002 | 133 | 43 | observed |
| 2003 | 125 | 46 | observed |
| 2004 | 135 | 43 | observed |
| 2005 | 148 | 44 | observed |
| 2006 | 138 | 48 | observed |
| 2007 | 137 | 51 | observed |
| 2008 | 125 | 58 | observed |
| 2009 | 102 | 73 | observed |
| 2010 | 91 | 77 | observed |
| 2011 | 89 | 84 | observed |
| 2012 | 81 | 80 | observed |
| 2013 | 52 | 116 | observed |
| 2014 | 53 | 112 | observed |
| 2015 | 67 | 94 | observed |
| 2016 | 50 | 121 | observed |
| 2017 | 57 | 105 | observed |
| 2018 | 43 | 128 | observed |
| 2019 | 38 | 141 | observed |
| 2020 | 31 | 157 | observed |
| 2021 | 27 | 177 | observed |
| 2022 | 18 | 237 | observed |
| 2023 | 17 | 237 | observed |
| 2024 | 14 | 294 | observed |
| 2025 | 21 | 207 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Eimear” 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
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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
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · 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.
