Beverley vs Shiela
Beverley and Shielacompared 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 1974, Beverley was ranked #340 and Shiela #490 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Beverley and Shiela over time
Beverley and Shiela appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Beverley held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Shiela 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.
Beverley reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Shiela 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1966–1974
Beverley held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Shiela in 2.
Highest recorded here: Beverley #253 in 1967, Shiela #282 in 1970.
The order changed in 1973: Beverley moved ahead. In 1972 they stood at #389 and #352; by 1973 that had become #374 and #508.
Most recent shared year, 1974: Beverley #340, Shiela #490.
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 | Beverley | Shiela |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5591 (2019) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #519 (1985) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beverley has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Shiela.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Beverley
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #42 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1963
Highest recorded position: #40 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1963).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #5591 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Girls
Shiela
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1985
Highest recorded position: #282 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1964–1985).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1985
Most recently recorded at #519 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985.
Republic of Ireland · Girls