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Leah vs Shauna

Leah and Shaunacompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2019, Leah was ranked #52 and Shauna #424 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

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

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Leah was ranked #184 and Shauna #4192 among girls in England and Wales.

Leah and Shauna over time

Leah and Shauna appear together in 3 published lists, across 107 years of shared records. Leah held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Shauna in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Shauna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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.

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

    Leah and Shauna changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2025, ending at #55 and #885.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 56 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leah rose about as far as Shauna fell — from #310 and #380 in 1966 to #55 and #885 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Leah and Shauna were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 56 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #55 and #885.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Leah #24 in 2002, Shauna #115 in 2000.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls56 shared years, 1966–2025

    Leah held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Shauna in 23.

    Highest recorded here: Leah #9 in 2004, Shauna #6 in 1993.

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

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

  • England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024

    Leah held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Shauna in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Leah #24 in 2002, Shauna #115 in 2000.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Leah #184, Shauna #4192.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1997–2019

    Leah held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Shauna in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Leah #10 in 2005, Shauna #46 in 1997.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Leah #52, Shauna #424.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Leah

Pairs where Leah shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Shauna

Pairs where Shauna shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Leah, Shauna
FieldLeahShauna
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningLikely derives from a Hebrew word meaning 'weary, grieved'; an alternative theory suggests a connection to Akkadian 'littu' ('cow'). In the Old Testament, Leah was Jacob's first wife.Not yet recorded
OriginBiblical Hebrew, etymology disputedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈliː.ə/Not yet recorded
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #12 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Leah has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, etymology disputed); Shauna does not have one recorded yet.
  • Leah has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Shauna.
  • A meaning is recorded for Leah; Shauna doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Leah

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #310 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1966–2025

    Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1966–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #89 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Shauna

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1966–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1993 (recorded 1966–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls