Réaltín
Say it: RAIL-teen
GirlIrishMeans little star7 letters2 syllables
#352
in Ireland (2025)
#353 with spellings combined
11
babies in 2025
#263
best rank (2023)
152
babies since 2000
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10-year rank change
Réaltín through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #353 |
| 2024 | 11 | #341 |
| 2023 | 15 | #263 |
| 2022 | 8 | #453 |
| 2021 | 9 | #430 |
| 2020 | 9 | #407 |
| 2019 | 6 | #546 |
| 2018 | 7 | #504 |
| 2017 | 5 | #654 |
| 2016 | 6 | #588 |
| 2015 | 8 | #497 |
| 2014 | 5 | #663 |
| 2013 | 4 | #748 |
| 2012 | 9 | #477 |
| 2011 | 6 | #613 |
| 2010 | 6 | #594 |
| 2009 | 5 | #641 |
| 2008 | 7 | #548 |
| 2006 | 7 | #465 |
| 2004 | 4 | #576 |
| 2000 | 4 | #465 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Spellings with and without fadas are combined; the CSO only recorded fadas from 2018.
★ What does Réaltín mean?
Little star
Irish, from réalta (star) with the small ending -ín.
Say it right
RAILteen
The "éa" sounds like "ay", and the "ín" at the end is a long "een".
Not:ree-AL-tin
The story of Réaltín
Réaltín means “little star”. It joins the Irish word réalta, a star, to the small ending -ín, the same ending found in names like Róisín and Oisín. The usual dictionary word for a little star is spelled réiltín, so Réaltín is best seen as a name shaped by parents, in the same way that Saoirse was made from an everyday word.
It has no saint or legend behind it. Its appeal is its meaning, and it is easy to say in English as well as Irish.
The name reached the list in 2000. Before 2018 the CSO recorded no fadas, so it appears as Realtin, and the two spellings are counted separately. Its best year so far was 2023, with 15 girls, and there were 11 in 2025.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: réalta (Irish noun)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Réaltín | 11 | 76 |
| Realtin | under 3 | 76 |