Leah vs Shannon

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 2025, Leah was ranked #55 and Shannon #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2001, Leah was ranked #58 and Shannon #83 among girls in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 1991, Leah was ranked #100 and Shannon #86 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Leah was ranked #119 and Shannon #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Leah was ranked #183 and Shannon #2138 among girls in England and Wales.

Leah and Shannon over time

Leah and Shannon appear together in 5 published lists, across 134 years of shared records. Leah held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Shannon in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Shannon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Leah 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 · Girls46 shared years, 1974–2025

  Leah held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Shannon in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Leah #9 in 2004, Shannon #11 in 1995.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Leah #55, Shannon #885.

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Leah held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Shannon in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Leah #24 in 2002, Shannon #11 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2002: Leah moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #31 and #26; by 2002 that had become #24 and #31.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Leah #183, Shannon #2138.

• Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

  Leah held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Shannon in 5.

  Highest recorded here: Leah #10 in 2005, Shannon #2 in 1997.

  The order changed in 2002: Leah moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #19 and #17; by 2002 that had become #16 and #28.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Leah #119, Shannon #407.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls15 shared years, 1974–1991

  Leah held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Shannon in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Leah #47 in 1983, Shannon #58 in 1980.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 1991: Leah #100, Shannon #86.

• New Zealand · Girls15 shared years, 1976–2001

  Leah held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Shannon in 14.

  Highest recorded here: Leah #58 in 2001, Shannon #31 in 1993.

  The order changed in 2001: Leah moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #69 and #62; by 2001 that had become #58 and #83.

  Most recent shared year, 2001: Leah #58, Shannon #83.

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.

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