Blaithin: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin
Blaithin is an Irish girl's name meaning “little flower.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Irish spelling
- Bláithín
- Meaning
- Little flower
- Gender
- Girl
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 118 for girls (2025)
How do you pronounce Blaithin?
Blaithin is pronounced BLAW-heen. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first.
What does Blaithin mean?
Bláithín means “little flower,” from the Irish bláth, “flower,” with the diminutive ending -ín. It is a modern form of Bláthíne, the name used in some versions of the Ulster Cycle for Bláthnat, wife of the warrior Cú Roí. In the story she loves Cú Chulainn and helps him overcome her husband by pouring milk into the River Finglas as a signal.
The English scholar Robin Flower, who spent time on the Blasket Islands learning Irish, was known there as Bláithín, and he is still often called by that name in Ireland.
Sources: Behind the Name, Wikipedia, en.wiktionary.org, Ó Dónaill's Irish dictionary (teanglann.ie).
How popular is Blaithin in Ireland?
In 2025, 39 baby girls in Ireland were named Bláithín, which made it No. 118 that year. Another 3 were registered as Blaithin or Blaithín. That's up from No. 276 ten years earlier. The records go back to 1964, when 4 baby girls were given the name.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | No. 118 (Bláithín) |
| 2024 | 38 | No. 121 (Bláithín) |
| 2023 | 29 | No. 163 (Bláithín) |
| 2022 | 28 | No. 174 (Bláithín) |
| 2021 | 22 | No. 209 (Bláithín) |
| 2020 | 25 | No. 187 (Bláithín) |
| 2019 | 22 | No. 221 (Bláithín) |
| 2018 | 20 | No. 235 (Bláithín) |
| 2017 | 23 | No. 219 (Blaithin) |
| 2016 | 13 | No. 335 (Blaithin) |
| 2015 | 18 | No. 276 (Blaithin) |
| 2014 | 16 | No. 304 (Blaithin) |
| 2013 | 15 | No. 315 (Blaithin) |
| 2012 | 24 | No. 225 (Blaithin) |
| 2011 | 19 | No. 266 (Blaithin) |
| 2010 | 18 | No. 293 (Blaithin) |
| 2009 | 15 | No. 314 (Blaithin) |
| 2008 | 21 | No. 251 (Blaithin) |
| 2007 | 12 | No. 348 (Blaithin) |
| 2006 | 18 | No. 238 (Blaithin) |
| 2005 | 16 | No. 245 (Blaithin) |
| 2004 | 13 | No. 272 (Blaithin) |
| 2003 | 13 | No. 263 (Blaithin) |
| 2002 | 6 | No. 406 (Blaithin) |
| 2001 | 11 | No. 278 (Blaithin) |
| 2000 | 14 | No. 239 (Blaithin) |
| 1999 | 11 | No. 254 (Blaithin) |
| 1998 | 12 | No. 229 (Blaithin) |
| 1997 | 10 | No. 304 (Blaithin) |
| 1996 | 8 | No. 333 (Blaithin) |
| 1995 | 7 | No. 352 (Blaithin) |
| 1994 | 4 | No. 450 (Blaithin) |
| 1993 | 7 | No. 356 (Blaithin) |
| 1992 | 14 | No. 262 (Blaithin) |
| 1991 | 8 | No. 338 (Blaithin) |
| 1990 | 8 | No. 336 (Blaithin) |
| 1989 | 4 | No. 445 (Blaithin) |
| 1988 | 10 | No. 304 (Blaithin) |
| 1987 | 7 | No. 362 (Blaithin) |
| 1986 | 7 | No. 356 (Blaithin) |
| 1985 | 4 | No. 456 (Blaithin) |
| 1983 | 10 | No. 313 (Blaithin) |
| 1982 | 5 | No. 425 (Blaithin) |
| 1980 | 7 | No. 370 (Blaithin) |
| 1979 | 5 | No. 420 (Blaithin) |
| 1978 | 5 | No. 428 (Blaithin) |
| 1977 | 6 | No. 391 (Blaithin) |
| 1976 | 6 | No. 360 (Blaithin) |
| 1975 | 7 | No. 343 (Blaithin) |
| 1974 | 6 | No. 374 (Blaithin) |
| 1973 | 4 | No. 449 (Blaithin) |
| 1972 | 6 | No. 352 (Blaithin) |
| 1971 | 8 | No. 303 (Blaithin) |
| 1969 | 6 | No. 322 (Blaithin) |
| 1968 | 5 | No. 327 (Blaithin) |
| 1967 | 5 | No. 315 (Blaithin) |
| 1966 | 5 | No. 310 (Blaithin) |
| 1965 | 9 | No. 238 (Blaithin) |
| 1964 | 4 | No. 327 (Blaithin) |
Blaithin in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Blaithin, letter by letter.
- BBeith, birch
- LLuis, rowan
- AAilm, pine
- IIodhadh, yew
- TTinne, holly
- HUath, hawthorn
- IIodhadh, yew
- NNion, ash
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Names that go with Blaithin
Questions about Blaithin
- How do you pronounce Blaithin?
- Blaithin is pronounced BLAW-heen. Two syllables, stress on the first.
- What does Blaithin mean?
- Blaithin means “little flower.”
- Is Blaithin a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Blaithin is a girl's name.
- How do you spell Blaithin in Irish?
- In Irish it's spelled Bláithín. That's the spelling most parents in Ireland now register, according to the Central Statistics Office.
- How popular is Blaithin in Ireland?
- In 2025, Bláithín was No. 118 for girls in Ireland, with 39 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. That's the highest it has ever ranked.