Saoirse is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “freedom.” In 2024 it was given to 242 girls in the United States.
Saoirse belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “freedom” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Saoirse first appears in Social Security records in 1993. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #735 in 2020, and in 2024 242 babies received the name — 3,842 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Saoirse means “freedom” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Saoirse is a girl name. In 2024, 242 babies received the name in the US.
Saoirse comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Saoirse first appears in US records in 1993. Its best-ever ranking was #735 in 2020, and 242 babies were given the name in 2024.
Saoirse is pronounced /ˈsɪə(ɹ).ʃə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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