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Saoirse

“Freedom”

1 syllable · 7 letters

About the name Saoirse

Saoirse is the Irish word for freedom and only entered use as a given name in the twentieth century, tied closely to nationalist feeling. One actress has spent an entire career patiently teaching interviewers the pronunciation, and usage outside Ireland has climbed because of it.

Saoirse is a girl name of Irish (Gaelic) origin, pronounced SEER-shah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 73 out of 100, which places it in the rare band — recognisable but seldom used. Distinctive without needing to be spelled out twice. Its strongest period was the steadily rising.

Associated with
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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Freedom
Origin
Irish (Gaelic)
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
SEER-shah
Syllables
1
Letters
7
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
steadily rising
Rarity
73 / 100
Per million
~12
Starts with
S
Numerology
5 · The Free Spirit

How popular is Saoirse?

Popularity27/100
Rarity73/100

Saoirse currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 12 people per million carry it — about 1 in 83,333. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Saoirse

  • Saoirse Ronan
    Irish-American four-time Academy Award nominee

Spellings and variants of Saoirse

SeershaSersha

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Saoirse — frequently asked questions

What does the name Saoirse mean?

Saoirse means "Freedom". It is a name of Irish (Gaelic) origin, most often given to a girl.

How do you pronounce Saoirse?

Saoirse is pronounced SEER-shah, with 1 syllable.

How rare is the name Saoirse?

Saoirse scores 73 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it rare. Roughly 1 in every 83,333 people carry it — about 12 per million.

What is the numerology number for Saoirse?

Saoirse carries the expression number 5, known as The Free Spirit. Its soul urge number is 3 and its personality number is 11.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Saoirse?

The lucky number for Saoirse is 5 (with 14, 23, 32 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Bright Turquoise. The traditional lucky day is Wednesday and the associated gemstone is Aquamarine.