Given name
Saoirse
“an independent woman; having freedom”
Saoirse is used as a given name. One interpretation is “an independent woman; having freedom.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “an independent woman; having freedom.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Saoirse through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,068
- 0 boys · 4,068 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 373 babies
- 2025
- 222
- #1,089 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 222 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,089 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,297 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Saoirse’s family of names
Saoirse has a related form in Saoyrse.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Saoirse
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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