Allie vs Siomha
Allie and Siomhacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Allie was ranked #316 and Siomha #249 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Allie was ranked #2201 and Siomha #5765 among girls in England and Wales.
Allie and Siomha over time
Allie and Siomha appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Allie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Siomha in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Allie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Siomha in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Allie #210 in 2015, Siomha #228 in 2016.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1999–2017
Allie held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Siomha in 2.
Highest recorded here: Allie #210 in 2015, Siomha #228 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Allie #316, Siomha #249.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Allie | Siomha |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #273 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #249 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Allie and Siomha both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Allie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2025
Highest recorded position: #168 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 1997–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Siomha
Popularity journey
First recorded1984
First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1984–2017
Highest recorded position: #228 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 1984–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #249 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.
Republic of Ireland · Girls