Abir vs Shea

Abir and Sheacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Abir was ranked #2921 and Shea #1322 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Abir was ranked #5785 and Shea #3609 among girls in England and Wales.

Abir and Shea over time

Abir and Shea appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Shea held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Abir in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Abir held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Shea in 29.
Highest recorded here: Abir #1596 in 2008, Shea #308 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abir #2921, Shea #1322.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 1997–2016
Abir held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Shea in 6.
Highest recorded here: Abir #2411 in 1997, Shea #1823 in 1998.
The order changed in 1998: Shea moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #2411 and #2738; by 1998 that had become #3848 and #1823.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Abir #5785, Shea #3609.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Shea

Pairs where Shea shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Craig vs Shea
In 1997 they stood at #68 and #70 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 2 places apart; by 2015 they were #415 and #33.
Craig · Shea · 17 shared years, 1997–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Northern Ireland ranking
Brendan vs Shea
In 1997 they stood at #73 and #70 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 3 places apart; by 2024 they were #404 and #51.
Brendan · Shea · 28 shared years, 1997–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking
Darragh vs Shea
Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Darragh and Shea averaged 13.0 places apart, ending at #51 and #51.
Darragh · Shea · 28 shared years, 1997–2024 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking
Freddie vs Shea
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Freddie moved into the top 50 at #17 in 2024 as Shea fell out of it to #51, having been #32 the year before.
Freddie · Shea · 20 shared years, 2005–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Abir, Shea
Field	Abir	Shea
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	The Anglicized form of Séaghdha, occasionally used as a feminine name as well.
Origin	Not yet recorded	Irish
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	/ˈʃeɪ/
Syllables	2	1
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Sé, Séaghdha, Shay
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Boys #2921 (2024)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #125 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	40/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	high

What the data shows

Shea has a recorded origin (Irish); Abir does not have one recorded yet.
Abir has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Shea.
A meaning is recorded for Shea; Abir doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
The available evidence gives Abir a "medium" Data Confidence level and Shea a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Abir

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1596 among boys in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Shea

Popularity journey

First recorded1976
First recorded at #316 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #25 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #125 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys