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Chulainn

Boy8 letters

#577

in Ireland (2025)

#552 with spellings combined

5

babies in 2025

#430

best rank (2012)

76

babies since 2003

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10-year rank change

Chulainn through the years

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Chulainn: babies per year in Ireland, 1964 to 20250246810196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series changePeak 2012: 8
Chulainn: rank per year in Ireland, 1964 to 2025#1#10#50#100#250#500#1000196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series change
Chulainn: per 10,000 boys per year in Ireland, 1964 to 202501234196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series change
Babies per 10,000 boys listed by the CSO that year, which evens out changes in the number of births.
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YearBabies (boys)Rank
20255#552
20243#748
20237#460
20226#493
20217#439
20194#616
20186#493
20174#610
20163#713
20153#699
20143#715
20134#606
20128#430
20113#730
20073#629
20064#492
20033#500

Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.

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Chulainn576

In Northern Ireland

Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #392 (2020); 3 babies since 2020.

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