Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range.
Meaning & Origin of Dublin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range.
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Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Dublin
As a girl name
American parents first put Dublin on the record books as a girl name in 2006, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 15 Dublins were born — ranking #7,802 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 61% of all recorded Dublins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 128 Dublins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dublin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2003, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2011: 29 births, good for #3,605 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 53% of all recorded Dublins. In the latest 2025 data it stands at #7,961 among boy names with 5 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 339 Dublins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Dublin
Phonetically similar names — useful when Dublin is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Doubling
- Doubloon
- Dabbling
- Dubliner
- Dubbin
- Tableing
- Deplane
- Doubly
- Dubbing
- Dulling
- Dallin
- Doubloons
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Dublin
Dublin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 339 births in the dataset. Dublin's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #3,605. Use the chart and map above to compare Dublin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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