Saoirse (given name)

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) records 1971 as the first year having more than two registered births with the name in the Republic of Ireland. The CSO has also recorded variant spellings Saoírse (max 9, in 2025) and Saorise (max 3, in 2005 and 2014). NIRSA also notes isolated instances of variants Saoirise and Saoirsa, and double names such as Saoirse-Eirinn, Saoirse-Grace, Saoirse-Marie. In England and Wales the name peaked the same year, in 307th place with 151 registrations. In Scotland the peak year was 2021 (153rd place, count 29). == People ==

• Saoirse McHugh (born 1990), Irish-American environmentalist • Saoirse-Monica Jackson (born 1993), Northern Irish actress • Saoirse Ronan (born 1994), Irish and American actress • Saoirse Noonan (born 1999), Irish footballer == Fictional characters ==

• Saoirse, a little girl in the 2014 film Song of the Sea • Saoirse, a guardian spirit in the 2017 videogame Nioh • Saoirse, a woman in "Natural Justice", the first episode of the Irish television series Single-Handed. ==See also==