Girls' name · since 1993
Saoirse
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 4,068 babies named Saoirse, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,091 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,068
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,068 babies have been named Saoirse since 1993, making it today's #1091 girls' name.
Saoirse has 4,068 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1091 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #2,950 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,091 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,068 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saoirse ranks #2,950 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,091 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,068 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,091 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,068
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saoirse's 4,068 recorded births place it above 95.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Saoirse compares
4,068 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Saoirse's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saoirse | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,068 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 373 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saoirse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Saoirse splits its recorded history at 2010: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 373 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Saoirse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 373
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Saoirse by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,853 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Saoirse's strongest decade.
1,853 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Saoirse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 64
1990s
64 births
- 2000s 383
2000s
383 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,853 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,768 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,853 births (46% of all-time use).
How Saoirse compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Saoirse's total volume
Saoirse by state
Where Saoirse concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 441 | 10.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 329 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 212 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 196 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 174 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Washington | | 157 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 133 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 127 | 3.1% |
441 of 4,068 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Saoirse appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Saoirse's data
- Saoirse's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,853 total births) through the 2020s (1,768) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Saoirses (441 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saoirse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Saoirse draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.