Carrie vs Shaunagh
Carrie and Shaunaghcompared 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 2004, Carrie was ranked #370 and Shaunagh #677 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2003, Carrie was ranked #545 and Shaunagh #3594 among girls in England and Wales.
Carrie and Shaunagh over time
Carrie and Shaunagh appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Carrie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Shaunagh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Carrie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Shaunagh 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Carrie and Shaunagh changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1988 and 2004, ending at #370 and #677.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Carrie #170 in 1991, Shaunagh #220 in 1992.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1988–2004
Carrie held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Shaunagh in 2.
Highest recorded here: Carrie #170 in 1991, Shaunagh #220 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Carrie #370, Shaunagh #677.
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 | Carrie | Shaunagh |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2440 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #677 (2004) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 68/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carrie and Shaunagh both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Carrie
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #360 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1976–2024
Highest recorded position: #170 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1976–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Shaunagh
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #492 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1988–2004
Highest recorded position: #220 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1992 (recorded 1988–2004).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #677 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2004.
Republic of Ireland · Girls