Breeda vs Sheelagh
Breeda and Sheelaghcompared 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 1986, Breeda was ranked #422 and Sheelagh #458 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Breeda and Sheelagh over time
Breeda and Sheelagh appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Breeda and Sheelagh changed places 11 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1986, ending at #422 and #458.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Breeda #252 in 1970, Sheelagh #243 in 1970.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 1964–1986
Breeda held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Sheelagh in 8.
Highest recorded here: Breeda #252 in 1970, Sheelagh #243 in 1970.
The order changed in 1986: Breeda moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #483 and #432; by 1986 that had become #422 and #458.
Most recent shared year, 1986: Breeda #422, Sheelagh #458.
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 | Breeda | Sheelagh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #422 (1986) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #446 (1987) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 68/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Breeda and Sheelagh both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Breeda
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 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 recorded1964–1986
Highest recorded position: #252 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1964–1986).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1986
Most recently recorded at #422 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1986.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Sheelagh
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #245 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 recorded1964–1987
Highest recorded position: #243 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1964–1987).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1987
Most recently recorded at #446 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1987.
Republic of Ireland · Girls